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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1821040, member: 42773&quot;]The last coin in this lot is another ant of Gallienus.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. Gallienus, c. 218-268</p><p>AR Atoninianus, 20mm, 3.9g, 6h; Antioch mint, 266-268</p><p>Obv.: GALLIENVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right seen from front</p><p>Rev.: ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, Victory in right, spear in left, star upper left</p><p>Reference: RIC 5(a) Gallienus Sole Rule 654 (p. 188)</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is porous, but has good detail. Seller says it comes from the Antioch Hoard, and what I’ve read of the hoard seems to jibe with the piece. The coins were selected for their substantial (or apparently substantial) silver content, and generally don’t exhibit any wear. It’s conjectured that the collector lived near a mint.&nbsp; Coming so late in Gallienus’ reign, I don’t doubt that this is a washed billon issue, but the wash is quite homogenous.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it odd that the first coin I posted and this one differ so widely, coming from the same period. Perhaps the Antioch mint had higher standards?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s21.postimg.org/um5xjhbmv/gallienus700.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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