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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4397499, member: 96898&quot;]A nice and unusually heavy example. My &quot;eastern&quot; antoniniani from the reign of Gallienus both weigh only about 4g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1105708[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Gallienus, Roman Empire, BI antoninianus, 260–268 AD, Asian mint (Samosata or Antioch?). Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG; bust of Gallienus, cuirassed, radiate, r. Rev: VIRTVS AVGVSTI; Hercules, standing r,, holding club in right hand and lion-skin in left hand (type of the Farnese Hercules). 21.5mm, 4.01g. Ref: RIC V Gallienus 672. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1105709[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Salonina, Roman Empire, BI antoninianus, 255–256 AD, Asian mint (Samosata or Antioch?). Obv: SALONINA AVG; bust of Salonina, diademed, draped, on crescent, r. Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE; Gallienus, standing r., receiving Victory from Roma, seated l., holding spear in l. hand. 21mm, 3.83g. Ref: RIC V Salonina 67. Ex Auktionen &amp; Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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