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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3179727, member: 75937"]I obtained this one because it has about the finest portrait of Gallienus you'll find anywhere. It's so nice, I doubt even [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] would find the well-rendered neck-beard a turnoff. The reverse? Well ... worthy of the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-static.322867/#post-3179725" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-static.322867/#post-3179725">"Ancient Static" thread</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819244[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman provincial billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7.</p><p>Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&G 90.93.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3179727, member: 75937"]I obtained this one because it has about the finest portrait of Gallienus you'll find anywhere. It's so nice, I doubt even [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] would find the well-rendered neck-beard a turnoff. The reverse? Well ... worthy of the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-static.322867/#post-3179725']"Ancient Static" thread[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]819244[/ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman provincial billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm. Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7. Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind. Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&G 90.93.[/QUOTE]
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