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LOT 3241
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 265-267. 4th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / PAX AETERNA AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; Δ in left field. RIC V.1 -, cf. 408 (sole reign); MIR 678q(1). Good Very Fine.(3.14gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
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