The East

The coins below are from East of the Roman Empire, contemporary to the reigns of Decius, Gallus, and Aemilian.

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Prieur 1029

 AVTOK K COVLP ANTWNINOC CE Bust Laureate, draped cuirassed r. Uranius Antoninus

253-253 AD Seleucis and Pieria, Emisa, Tetradrachm, 11.28 grams, 12:00 die axis

This coin was stolen and then six months later bought by Harlan J Berk Ltd. (who did not know the coin's history).  Harlan Berk then graciously returned the coin to me at his own cost.
ÐHMAPX EX OVCIAC Eagle standing front, head and tail l., holding wreath in beak, EMICA in exerge, SC below wings

 

   Shapur I (the Great)
 

Carter 30.8

Crib 19

Mitchiner ACW 1275

 King sacrificing r. Peroz 245-270.  17mm, 2.93 grams.  Ae light unit
Sirva-Nandi

"Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas" #544-545

 Bust of Damajadasri III right, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style), date in Brahmi numerals behind (175 Saka Era = 253 AD)

At the same time, but a long way away...  The coins of Ksatrapas are important since they are mostly dated - the dates helped to clarify the early history of India. Coins with clear dates, such as this coin are rare - on most specimens the date is struck off flan. 
The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (35-405 CE) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states). They were contemporaneous with the Kushans who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Satavahana (Andhra) who ruled in Central India. Thanks to Dr. Alexander Fishman of ancientcoins.ca, from whom I got all the information about this coin.
Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Damasenaputrasa Rajna Mahaksatrapasa Damajadasriya.