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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 3390167, member: 72790&quot;]These coins are amongst the most commonly issued and found&nbsp; and not likely to be faked for that reason. As a first ancient you actually did well and your attribution is quite good. I have collected all kinds of coins of coins my whole life ( a pretty long one, thus far) and of all of them it is the ancients that I most enjoy collecting. You will find a fair amount written on your emperor. I have always felt sorry for the poor guy. The bottom dropped out of the empire at the start of his reign. His father, the emperor Valerian, was captured in battle and died beneath the heel&nbsp; (literally) of his Persian captor, a good portion of the Empire seceded from the government of Gallienus but despite that he still tried to recover the dissident provinces and for his dogged efforts and good work, he was assassinated. You will not find many &quot;Happy Days Are Here Again&quot; reverses on his coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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