Details
LOT 3159
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 6th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left; ς in right field. RIC V.1, 193 var. (placement of officina); MIR 586a. Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(3.03gr, 22mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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