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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7636485, member: 75937&quot;]With rare coins, you have to take what you can get, as you know, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>But sometimes, you&#039;re just so taken with the obverse that you get the coin, even though the reverse has issues, even though the coin is far from uncommon. Such was the case with this Gallienus tet. The reverse leaves a lot to be desired, but I&#039;ve never seen such an exquisite portrait of Gallienus!!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-alexandrian-tetradrachm-jpg.819241/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7.Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&amp;G 90.93.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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