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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McMenamin, post: 4396151, member: 109008&quot;]Great write-up - many thanks.&nbsp; I too like Gallienus, the man and the coins.&nbsp; The portrait on this coin is one of my favorites:</p><p>Gallienus, Æ Antoninianus, Rome</p><p>Æ19/3.16, RIC II 186, SEAR 10409/Struck 247-258AD</p><p>OBV: Radiate, cuirassed bust r.; IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM</p><p>REV: Mars walking r., holding transverse spear and trophy; VIRTVS AVGG</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1105553[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A fact often overlooked is that Gallienus was the first Roman emperor to legalize Christianity.&nbsp; Also, it is believed that Claudius II (Gothicus), who succeeded Gallienus, was involved in his murder.&nbsp; Nothing new for an ambitious Roman.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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