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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26727721, member: 135271&quot;]One of my more recent purchases is this Gallienus antoninianus, which features a very unusual and notable bust type. Taken in conjunction with the scarce dated reverse legend (P M TR P VII COS) and type, this coin seems to be unpublished and maybe even unique.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1706533[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>GALLIENUS. Joint reign, AD 253-260</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>BI Antoninianus (21.4mm, 2.46g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Struck AD 259. Mediolanum mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: IMP GALLIENVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust of Gallienus right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: P M TR P VII COS, emperor seated left on curule chair, holding globe and scepter</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: RIC V.1 311 var. (bust type); <i>RCV 10320 var. (obv. leg.);</i> ERIC II – .</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Good strike. Some deposits. A very rare and apparently unpublished bust variant featuring unusually prominent and pronounced drapery across both shoulders. This coin is also notable for being a dated issue, uncommon for the period.</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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