Details
LOT 2940
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 259. 2nd officina. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate bust to right / P M TR P VII COS, veiled emperor seated to left, holding globe with right hand and short sceptre with left; MS in exergue. RIC V.1 310; RSC 826. Good Very Fine. Near full silvering remaining. Very rare variant.(4.67gr, 22mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From a London collection, 1990s.
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