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LOT 2948
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing facing, head to left, holding wreath with right hand and supporting anchor with left. Cf. RIC V.1 489 (sole reign) (mintmark in exergue). Near Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.(3.56gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection 1990s.
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