Roman Imperial coin – HCR8791

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

VIRTVS AVG

Design:

Gallienus, in military attire, standing right, extending right hand and holding transverse spear in left hand, facing Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, presenting wreath to emperor in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground; spear resting against left arm

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

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

Mint

Samosata, 'Second Eastern Mint' (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

260 CE (according to Göbl, MIR 36)

Note

HCR8791

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.42

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

5/3/1954

Source

H. D. Gallwey

Acquisition credit

Presented by H. D. Gallwey, 1954.

mint attribution: uncertain

Mint-mark (obverse)

-/-//•

Mint-mark (reverse)

(wreath)//-

Issue

Third Series (a) (Göbl, MIR 36)

Hoard name

Jimena de la Frontera 1

Hoard link

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

Metal Analysis

King and Northover (1997), p.139

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 457 var.

Note:

Assigned to Valerian and Gallienus joint reign (before capture of Valerian); Specimen has obverse mint-mark -/-//•

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : cf. Cunetio 1878

Note:

Assigned to Gallienus sole reign (between capture of Valerian and usurpation of Macrianus/Quietus); Attributed to 'Second Eastern Mint'; Specimen has obverse mint-mark -/-//•

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : 1704b var.

Note:

Assigned to Gallienus sole reign (between capture of Valerian and usurpation of Macrianus/Quietus); Attributed to mint of Samosata; for dating see p.134-135; Specimen has obverse mint-mark -/-//•

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(1).457.2

Contributors to this coin record

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