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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3589637, member: 87809&quot;]A Gallienus that I had posted a while ago in another thread when I was wondering why some coins were square:</p><p>Æ Sestertius&nbsp; </p><p>Rome, 254 AD 1st emission, struck under the authority of Valerian and Gallienus</p><p>Ref.: RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 248; Sear 10495; MIR 36, 38bb; </p><p>Ob: (IMP C P ) LIC GALLIENVS AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: (VIRTVS) AVGG, Soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand, S - C across field</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]959103[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]959104[/ATTACH]</p><p>and Marcus Aurelius also seems to have been struck&nbsp; quite &quot;squarish&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Æ Sestertius,&nbsp; Rome, 168 - 169 AD</p><p>Ref.: RIC III 969; Cohen 822; </p><p>30 x 33 mm, 27.70 g</p><p>Ob.: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: TR POT XXIII IMP V COS III Aequitas seated left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]959110[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]959111[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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