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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2000714, member: 5682&quot;]Nice collection of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the Ancients because these coins are so rich in history. So here&#039;s one of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(Not an exact match to the following description, but close, I think) Gallienus AR Antoninianus. Samosata mint [?]. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, &amp; cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGG, Valerian &amp; Gallienus standing facing each other, sacrificing at altar between them. RSC 792b</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the double G in AVGG on the reverse, signifying the joint rule of Gallienus and Valerian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus&#039; father Valerian was taken captive by the Sassanian king Shapur I, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured and taken as a prisoner of war, further destabilizing the Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Emperor Gallienus&#039; reign was beset by economic pressures, revolts, barbarian invasions, plague, and a seemingly endless lineup of potential usurpers. I like this collection of potential usurpers from Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallienus_usurpers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallienus_usurpers" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallienus_usurpers</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Good times.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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