Roman Imperial coin – HCR8912

Obverse

Inscription:

GALLIENVS P F AVG

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

RESTITVTOR GALLIARVM

Design:

Gallienus, in military attire, standing left, raising kneeling figure, holding cornucopiae in right hand, with right hand and holding vertical sceptre 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

Lugdunum (Lyon), Cologne, Trier

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

257 – 258 CE (according to Göbl, MIR 36)

Note

HCR8912

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.14

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1941

Source

Sir Arthur Evans

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.

mint attribution: uncertain

Issue

First Series (Göbl, MIR 36)

Metal Analysis

"XRF 69"

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 35 corr.

Note:

Emperor on reverse is standing left, not right

Reference

Elmer, Georg - 1941 - Die Münzprägung der Gallischen Kaiser in Köln, Trier und Mailand : p.21, no.59g(a)

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : 876l

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(1).35

Contributors to this coin record

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