Roman Imperial coin – HCR8512

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP GALLIENVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

VICTORIA GERMAN

Design:

Victory, winged, draped, standing right, presenting wreath to Gallienus in right hand and holding palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand; Gallienus, in military attire, standing right, holding globe in right hand and vertical spear 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

Antioch

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

257 – 260 CE (according to Göbl, MIR 36)

Note

HCR8512

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.66

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

7/1986

Source

C. J. Martin

Acquisition credit

Presented by C. J. Martin, 1986.

Issue

Fifth Series (Cunetio and Göbl, MIR 36)

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 452 var.

Note:

Specimen has no * mint-mark in field

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : Cunetio 839

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : 1603b

Note:

For dating see p.129-130

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(1).452

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