PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (27mm, 14.08 g, 1h). IMP CAE LIC VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / COL PTOL, sacred tree; flanked by altar from which serpent rises; caduceus to right. Rosenberger 82; Sofaer 276; Kadman Akko 246. Dark green surfaces, earthen highlights. VF. A particularly well struck reverse.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.