Roman Imperial coin – HCR156547

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG

Design:

Bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right, viewed from front

Reverse

Inscription:

SALVS AVGG

Design:

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in right hand out of patera in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Gallienus

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Valerian I

Person

Gallienus, emperor, 253-268 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Viminacium

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

257 – 258 CE (according to Le trésor d'Éauze, 1992)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.48

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.8

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

5/1/1955

Source

H. D. Gallwey

Acquisition credit

Presented by H. D. Gallwey, 1955.

Issue

Fourth to Fifth Series

Hoard name

Jimena de la Frontera 1

Hoard link

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3734

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 398 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed, not draped (bust type F, not A)

Reference

Le trésor d'Éauze : 1422

Note:

Reassigned from mint of Mediolanum to 'Viminacium'

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(1).398

Contributors to this coin record

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