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LOT 2923
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 257. 3rd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTO-RIA AVG III, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond; T to left. RIC V 305; MIR 36, 358x; RSC 1119a. Very Fine.(2.96gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 453 (wrongly attributed as Titus), dealer's ticket included.
