Details
LOT 2930
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding apples, lion skin and club; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 623; MIR 1647b. Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.(4.40gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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