Details
LOT 2950
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing to right, holding spear with right hand and shield with left; PXV in exergue. RIC V.1 612; Cohen 1245; MIR 1666i. Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.(4.55gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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