Details
LOT 2947
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Apollo standing to left, holding laurel branch and leaning on tripod to right; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 610 (Asia, sole reign); MIR 1670k; RSC 927a. Near Extremely Fine. Fully intact silvering.(3.36gr, 22mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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