Details
LOT 3144
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Asian mint; struck AD 266-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVG, emperor standing facing, head left, holding sceptre and sacrificing with patera over lighted altar; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 618 var. (bust type; mintmark). Near Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.(3.39gr, 21mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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