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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2141853, member: 31620&quot;]It seems that a few of us are browsing through bargain basement coins at the moment and I am no different.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of Gallienus can be a very good area if you are willing to make compromises about the coins you get for your money. During this period the output of Rome must have been huge but the quality if the coins produced is very variable. The engravers were producing dies of good quality but the manufacturing process must have generally reduced the metal in each blank being used. There simply wasn&#039;t enough metal in most of them to produce a coin that would be considered perfect to a collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flan was generally either:-</p><p><br /></p><p>a) small and thick (as used on my coins below) leading to a coin where the bust and reverse type are well detailed but there simply wasn&#039;t any flan there for most of the legends so they simply aren&#039;t present.</p><p><br /></p><p>b) full sized but thin, leading to a coin where all the legends are present but there simply wan&#039;t any metal left to fill the bust and reverse devices and so we lose detail in both and are left with flattened areas</p><p><br /></p><p>The full sized, thick flan was the exception, which means that these coins attract a premium today.</p><p><br /></p><p>This means that to the bargain basement hunter we can find half decent examples at low prices provided we are willing to compromise.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following two coins from the Gallienus zoo series are such a compromise but at about $7 a coin are im my opinion great value and I will be looking out for more.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gallienus </b></p><p>Obv:- GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right</p><p>Rev:- DIANAE CONS AVG, gazelle walking left.</p><p>Minted in Rome. //XII</p><p>Refence:- RIC 181 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_107ah_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate bust right</p><p>Rev:– IOVI CONS AVG, Goat walking right</p><p>Minted in Rome (//S (Digamma)).</p><p>Reference:– RIC 207 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_107ag_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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