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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3932203, member: 82549"]I found this coin in a batch of uncleaned ancients. I sold it several years ago, so I no longer have the size and weight information, but it's an antoninianus of Gallienus. RIC did not give this coin a separate listing but rather grouped it with all coins with similar reverses:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036358[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gallienus</p><p>Billon antoninianus</p><p>Mediolanum mint</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.</p><p>Rev:MARTI P-ACIF - Mars, standing, facing left, holding olive branch in right hand and spear and shield in left.</p><p>RIC 492</p><p><br /></p><p>To give you some idea of how unusual this obverse portrait is for Gallienus, I listed it on eBay with an opening bid of $.99, and it ended up selling for over $200.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3932203, member: 82549"]I found this coin in a batch of uncleaned ancients. I sold it several years ago, so I no longer have the size and weight information, but it's an antoninianus of Gallienus. RIC did not give this coin a separate listing but rather grouped it with all coins with similar reverses: [ATTACH=full]1036358[/ATTACH] Gallienus Billon antoninianus Mediolanum mint Obv: GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. Rev:MARTI P-ACIF - Mars, standing, facing left, holding olive branch in right hand and spear and shield in left. RIC 492 To give you some idea of how unusual this obverse portrait is for Gallienus, I listed it on eBay with an opening bid of $.99, and it ended up selling for over $200.[/QUOTE]
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