Roman Imperial coin – HCR165171

Obverse

Inscription:

GALLIENVS P F AVG

Design:

Head of Gallienus, crowned with reeds, left

Reverse

Inscription:

VICTORIA AVG

Design:

Gallienus, in military attire, standing left, holding globe in right hand and short transverse sceptre in left hand, being crowned by Victory, winged, draped, standing left, holding palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Gallienus

Person

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

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Uncertain

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

260 – 268 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.85

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1941

Source

Sir Arthur Evans

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.

holed

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 81

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(2).81

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, cgallacher, mspencer-brown