Details
LOT 3145
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 264-265. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, raising both hands; P above lit altar to left. RIC V.1 507 (sole reign); RSC 786. Extremely Fine. Nearly fully silvered.(4.26gr, 22mm, 10h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London collection, 1990s.
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