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LOT 3455
Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 254-255. Rome mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVA, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC V.1 143 (joint reign); RSC 351. Very Fine.(4.16gr, 23mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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