Details
LOT 2919
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 3rd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope advancing to left; Γ in exergue. RIC V.1, 181 (sole reign); MIR 716b1; RSC 165. Near Extremely Fine.(3.37gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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