Details
LOT 3461
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 266-268. Antioch mint.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONSERVATOR AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. RIC V.1 632 (sole reign); MIR 1649g; RSC 140. Very Fine.(4.40gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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