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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 7893125, member: 77226&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>Coins of Gallienus are some of the most common of the Imperial age. However, there are some great rarities and interesting coins issued for the man. The great thing about Gallienus is that these rarities are just as ugly as the rest of his common coins and many times missed in sale or auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this coin is a bit of a mystery. There are similar coins listed in RIC both in the co-reign section (with Valerian in 259 AD) and the sole reign section (again listed as 259 AD), with various obverse legends and mint marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a legend not listed in RIC (close but not exactly) and I&#039;ve only been able to find one other example online. I think it&#039;s RIC V-1 459 Milan but... I&#039;m not sure, it could equally be a variation of the variations listed in the joint reign section as well (RIC 306-309, I guess the line is a modern arbitrary construction anyway... I don&#039;t have Gobl, what does that reference say?). Anyone out there have a thought on a reference for this coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess here I should point out the reason for this coin being special is (beyond being a dated issue), the obverse legend is IMP GALLIENVS P AVG <b>GER. </b>The GER indicating a victory over Germanic Tribes, which is absent from nearly all other versions of this type that usually just have the usual IMP GALLIENVS PF AVG legend or close variation.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362203[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gallienus, Antoninianus, 259</p><p>Mediolanum</p><p>IMP GALLIENVS P AVG GER</p><p>Radiate head right</p><p>P M TR P VII COS (any mint mark off flan)</p><p>Emperor, veiled, standing facing, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit altar at left, transverse scepter in left hand</p><p>RIC V, Part I, 459?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;ve made it this far and are interested in coins of Gallienus, let me know if you have any thoughts... or if you&#039;re just waiting to show your coins... show me your <b>RARE </b>coins of Gallienus. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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