Details
LOT 3152
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVG, Saturn standing to right, holding harpa; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 606 (Asia, sole reign) var. (sceptre not harpa); MIR 1662i. Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.(3.66 gr, 21mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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