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LOT 2937
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Samosata mint; struck AD 260. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, turreted female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing to left, resting on spear; wreath in upper central field. RIC V 445; MIR 36, 1698m; RSC 705a. Good Very Fine.(4.31gr, 22mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
