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LOT 2926
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 258-259. GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left, holding shield and spear / VICT GERMANICA, Victory standing to right on globe between two seated captives, holding wreath. RIC V.1 49 (Lugdunum, joint reign); MIR 874m; RSC 1065. Very Fine.(3.30gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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