Confirm: Gallienus

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  1. Bojan

    Bojan Well-Known Member

    Can somebody confirm if this is Gallienus RIC 262[j]

    3g
    21 mm

    gallineus 16.12.2018a.jpg gallineus 16.12.2018b.jpg
     
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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Trebonianus Gallus. Like this one:

    Trebonianus Gallus APOLL SALVTARI antoninianus.jpg
    Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.
    Roman AR antoninianus, 3.60 g, 19.2 mm, 6h.
    Rome, 6th officina, 4th emission, early AD 253.
    Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
    Rev: APOLL SALVTARI, Apollo standing left, holding branch with right hand and resting left hand on lyre set on rock.
    Refs: RIC 32; Cohen/RSC 20; RCV 9627; Hunter 21.
     
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  4. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Yep, it's TG. Gallienus' coinage started out okay but quickly degraded with the debasement and poor design of the coins from the rest of his reign. The Empire was being pulled apart by the seams at the time, including an economic crisis that led to jillions of poor quality low value coins that probably had very little purchasing power.
     
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  5. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    Bojan, May I suggest a book for your library: ANCIENT COIN COLLECTING III, The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda by Wayne Sayles. This is an excellent book for beginners interested in Roman coins & pictures coins of each Roman emperor along with relevant information. Used copies sell for as little as $10.
     
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