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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4549153, member: 75937"]Cool! Fantastic deal, [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the Gallienus version of that coin from Samosata, celebrating Roman successes against the Sasanians in the years AD 253-254:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-restitvt-orientis-antoninianus-jpg.809837/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman Billon Antoninianus, 4.40 g, 23.5 mm.</p><p>Samosata, AD 255-256.</p><p>Obv: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: RESTITVT ORIENTIS, turreted female (the Orient) standing right, presenting wreath to emperor, standing left, who holds spear in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 448; RSC 902; Cohen 902; RCV 10341; Hunter p. xlvii; Göbl 1677m.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4549153, member: 75937"]Cool! Fantastic deal, [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] ! Here's the Gallienus version of that coin from Samosata, celebrating Roman successes against the Sasanians in the years AD 253-254: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-restitvt-orientis-antoninianus-jpg.809837/[/IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman Billon Antoninianus, 4.40 g, 23.5 mm. Samosata, AD 255-256. Obv: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: RESTITVT ORIENTIS, turreted female (the Orient) standing right, presenting wreath to emperor, standing left, who holds spear in left hand. Refs: RIC 448; RSC 902; Cohen 902; RCV 10341; Hunter p. xlvii; Göbl 1677m.[/QUOTE]
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