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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4300084, member: 85693&quot;]Nice write up and coins, RC.&nbsp; Whenever I try to attribute a new Gallienus &amp; family coin, I go to <a href="https://gallienus.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gallienus.net/" rel="nofollow">https://gallienus.net/</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>I like this site because it gives the different authorities&#039; opinions on mint locations.&nbsp; Antioch/Asian is a pretty common split - thus most of my attributions show both. </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus with Apollo reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094417[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gallienus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ (?) Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(c. 267 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Antioch (or Asian) Mint</b></p><p>GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVG, Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand, left arm leaning on tripod. PXV in exergue.</p><p>RIC 610; Göbl 1670k</p><p>(2.96 grams / 23 x 20 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Bust left with a Minerva reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094419[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gallienus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(c. 265 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Antioch or Asia Mint</b></p><p>GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing right with</p><p>spear and shield [branch in exergue?]</p><p>RIC 651l; Göbl 1634a</p><p>Note: no blank ex. for this type.</p><p>(3.91 grams / 21 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an oddball Salonina with an error AVGG reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094418[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Salonina&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(wife of Gallienus)</b></p><p><b>(c. 253-260 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Asian Mint (or Antioch</b> <b>Göbl)</b></p><p>SALONINA AVG, diademed, draped bust right on crescent / PVDICITIA AVGG, Pudicitia standing left, right hand raised to veil, left holding scepter.</p><p>RIC 65 error; Göbl 1594c (!)</p><p>(3.06 grams / 22 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse legend should be PVDICITIA AVG. Göbl lists error coins with an ! in the table listing, which is why it has a regular Göbl number.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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