Details
LOT 3460
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 259. Samosata mint.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, emperor standing to right, holding spear, receiving wreath from Roma standing to left, holding spear and shield, wreath in field above. RIC V.1 (joint reign) 457 var. (emperor receiving Victory); MIR 1704b; RSC 1266. Near Very Fine.(3.59gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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