Roman Imperial coin – HCR8636

Obverse

Inscription:

GALLIENVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Gallienus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

IVBENTVS AVG

Design:

Gallienus, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and vertical spear in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

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

Mint

Antioch

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

266 – 268 CE (according to Göbl, MIR 36)

Note

HCR8636

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.56

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.1

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//VIIC

Issue

Fourth Series (Cunetio) / Thirteenth Series (a) (Göbl, MIR 36)

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 615 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A)

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : cf. 1615a

Note:

For dating see p.131-132; obverse portrait is cuirassed as well as draped (bust type PCh2, not Ph2)

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(2).615

Contributors to this coin record

autouploader, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski