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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2225694, member: 19463&quot;]A problem I have is remembering what I showed the last time we did Gallienus here.&nbsp; There are a huge number of Gallienus types and a huge proportion of really junky coins.&nbsp; The secret is to find a type with a little interest in a grade we like.&nbsp; Doing one is not hard but both can be more work.</p><p>Saturn with a nice strike of his &#039;hook&#039; he used to castrate his father. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]436763[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Luna Lucifera (bringer of light) - This would be a nice coin were it not for the weak reverse strike in the center.&nbsp; Note the ear was not struck up either making this a mint state - fine at best.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436764[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The whole reverse is OK but I like the palm in exergue.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436765[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The lion could have been bigger couldn&#039;t it?&nbsp; Note it also has a palm at the bottom but the whole coin was cut with small things.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436766[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Barbarous radiates are not always this barbarous. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]436767[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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