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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cobbler, post: 3193548, member: 97497&quot;]My late father purchased this coin from a newspaper ad as being &#039;from a&nbsp; hoard&#039;, so not very exciting but I&#039;d still like to put it to bed !</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824923[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From my own research this is where I&#039;ve got to:</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper or bronze; size 17 x 20 mm, weight &lt; 5g</p><p>Ruler: Gallienus 253-268&nbsp; Dateable any tighter than that?</p><p>Type:&nbsp; Plain &#039;AE3&#039;&nbsp; unless it&#039;s possibly an Ae Antonianus</p><p>Mint:&nbsp; ???Lugdunum maybe</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; GALLIENVS&nbsp; AVG&nbsp; Radiate bust, right</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; PROV(?I)&nbsp; AVG&nbsp; Providentia standing left, holding baton and sceptre; ??? at foot, globe</p><p>(Foresight of the emperor: PROVIDENTIA AUGUSTI)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll be grateful for anything anyone out there can correct or add to that. In particular what does the &#039;II&#039; in the reverse field signify?&nbsp; I&#039;d love to know![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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