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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2360026, member: 19463&quot;]Workmanship varies a lot on Gallienus.&nbsp; The Asian late period coins with the palm in exergue tend to be well struck on good flans with smooth edges --- in other words nothing like the garbage some other later period mints produced.&nbsp; Left certainly is a bonus.&nbsp; I&#039;ll offer a trophy captive palm bearing coin but it has the common right facing portrait and a lefty with lion that could have been so much nicer had the cutter not tried to set a record for making every part of the design small.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus Asian mint Trophy and captives PAX FVNDATA with nice palm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]481258[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus Asian mint Lion&nbsp; PM TRP XIII CVI PP&nbsp; with tiny palm</p><p>Notice the left bust drapery and shoulders really seem awkward.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]481259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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