Details
LOT 3665
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 261. Mediolanum mint. "Legionary series" issue. 2nd emission.
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / LEG II ITAL VI P VI F, she-wolf standing to right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC V 329; MIR 36, 992n; RSC 472. Very Fine. Rare.(3.93gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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