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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2554518, member: 56859&quot;]What a great Gallienus! It seems difficult to find complete dotted borders on any bronze coin of that era or later, especially for Gallienus.</p><p><br /></p><p>My one Gallienus Imperial (might have one or two more dogs from an old mixed lot), purchased for the excellent tigress:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_7dc9576b0c384641b3f4deaf398cafd7.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_534%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_7dc9576b0c384641b3f4deaf398cafd7.jpg%26hash%3D021801bac835070029e1b2d38799ecee&amp;hash=75cf258378d147f2f60b4002af8a5dd6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Gallienus, sole reign</b></p><p>CE 260-268</p><p>Antoninianus, Rome mint</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right</p><p>Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, striped tigress standing left; B in exergue</p><p>Ref: RIC V 230 (Sole reign)</p><p><br /></p><p>Provincial with a cool pedigree and glorious neckbeard:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_d775e692134d4db1bbf18c1610863c86.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_512%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_d775e692134d4db1bbf18c1610863c86.jpg&amp;hash=5730e6ddcf6e13906e771a9c3338765e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus</b></p><p>year 13, CE 265/6</p><p>tetradrachm, 21 mm, 9.1 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: AVTKΠΛIKΓAΛΛIHNOCCEB; eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder; L IΓ across field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3806(13), R1</p><p><i>Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 88.203 (accessioned 1888); <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Pierce Cheney Collection</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Kidding about the magnificence of his or any neckbeard.&nbsp; Blech![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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