Person GND

Name

K... Basileus

Magistrate and strategos in Cyzicus/Mysia during the reigns of Valerianus I and Gallienus.

His name and title appear on coins as CΤΡΑ ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC (SNG France Mysie no. 884), CΤΡΑ ΚΡΑ ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC (SNG Aulock no. 1251) or CΤΡΑ ΚΑ (sic) ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC (BMC Mysia p. 57 no. 273). There are also cases lacking the title of Strategos.

Lit.: W. Leschhorn, Lexikon der Aufschriften auf griechischen Münzen II (2009) p. 404 s. v. Basileus (AD 253-268); Th. Corsten, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names V A. Coastal Asia Minor (2010) p. 98 s. v. Basileus (no. 5) (AD 253-268).

Types

Magistrate (Ant) Info, Strategos Info

Nomisma

http://nomisma.org/id/k_basileus_cyzicus nomisma

http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/id/V5a-12882 LGPN

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