Details
LOT 2953
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 4th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin walking to right; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1 165 (sole reign); MIR 718z; RSC 77. Near Extremely Fine.(3.05gr, 21mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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