Roman Imperial coin – HCR8660

Obverse

Inscription:

GALLIENVS AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

IOVI CONSERAVT

Design:

Jupiter, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, holding globe in right hand and long vertical sceptre 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

HCR8660

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.58

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

6/1987

Source

C. E. King

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1987.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

imitation?

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//PXV

Issue

Fifteenth Series (Göbl, MIR 36)

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 608 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A); Reverse inscription is IOVI CONSER AVG, not IOVI CONSERVAT: die-engraving error or contemporary imitation

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : cf. 1668i

Note:

For dating see p.131-132; Reverse inscription is IOVI CONSER AVG, not IOVI CONSERVAT: die-engraving error or contemporary imitation

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