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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 6329755, member: 80783&quot;]A&nbsp; tan coloured or yellowish&nbsp; “Tiber Patina” is not rare for early Sestertii but I had never seen one on a bronze of Gallienus. So when this one here popped up on the MA Shops site last week I had to push the button right away: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250852[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG - Laureate bust right, wearing paludamentum and cuirass /</p><p>VIRTVS AVGG S C – Mars (?) standing frontal, head left, holding vertical spear reversed and shield resting on ground</p><p>Orichalcum Sestertius, Rome mint, September 253- early 254 AD </p><p>26,8 mm / 14,24 gr </p><p>RIC 248, Cohen 1295, MIR 36, 38bb, Sear 10495, Banti 82 (6 specimens)</p><p>-same obverse die as NAC 22.09.2004, lot 1725, and Peus 01.11.2017, lot 458, and same reverse die as Münzzentrum Rheinland 06.09.2017, lot 386 -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250853[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite it´s low weight and unevenly shaped flan (which is typical for Sestertii of the day), I think this coin with it´s high relief and better details is an improvement over my earlier specimen which I like but that didn´t really fit into my collection because of it´s green patina:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250854[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG - laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right /</p><p>VICTORIA AVGG&nbsp; S C - Victory standing left, holding wreath in uplifted right hand and palm-branch at her side in left</p><p>Orichalcum Sestertius, Rome mint, 253 -253 AD</p><p>30,14 mm / 21,20 gr</p><p>RIC 243; Cohen 1140; Göbl (<i>MIR 36</i>) pl. 84, 30dd; Sear (<i>RCTV III</i>) 10490.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also really like the portrait on my new coin, which according to Robert Turcan (1963) in his paper on the Guelma Hoard (which included 8 coins of this type) is a departure from that found on Gallienus´ earlier Sestertii. Here is my translation from French:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>“It is around August to September 253, in any case before the end of the year, that we must date, I believe, the striking of the oldest specimens of Cohen 1295 which celebrate the VIRTVS AVGG.</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><i>Here the folds of the lips are more vigorously marked (than on the preceeding types of SECVRITAS AVGG and VICTORIA AVGG).</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><i>The aquiline nose, the vindictive and aggressive expression even in the eyes, the decided chin and, more clearly prominent than on the obverse of the previous emission, the lower lip more strongly defined and almost sensual, give this profile a singular life, the intensity of which is evident.</i></p><p><i>It already weakened with the subsequent cuirassed bust types”.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Please stay safe where ever you are, vote, and share your thoughts and Sestertii![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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