Details
LOT 3667
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Rome mint.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard and sceptre; H in right field. RIC V.1 192a var. (N in field); MIR 601a. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(2.66gr, 22mm, 7h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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