Hypaepa in Lydia, 253-260 AD., Valerian I., magistrate Kondianos, Æ 28, BMC 59.

Hypaepa in Lydia, Valerian I., issued by magistrate Kondianos, strategos, 253-260 AD.,
Æ 28 (28-29 mm / 8,54 g),
Obv.: AVT K ΠO ΛIKIN BAΛEPIANOΣ , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev.: ЄΠI ΣTP KωNΔIA - NOV VΠAIΠHNΩ-N • , cult statue of Artemis Anaitis facing.
BMC Lydia pg. 118, 59 ; SNG Cop. - ; SNG von Aulock 2973 .
thanks to Dane (“Helvetica“) for the correction

Artemis Anaïtis was a fusion of the Persian goddess Anahita and the Greek Artemis. Tacitus (Annals 62) refers to the syncretic deity simply as the “Persian Diana”, who had a temple in Lydia “dedicated in the reign in of Cyrus” (presumably Cyrus the Great).