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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2285058, member: 72818"]I have been steadily up-grading my more modest examples of late Roman Emperor coinage, before and after Diocletian, and adding a bit of variety to the 'series'. I found these two examples especially appealing since they had nice portraits (stylized though they may be), different mints and one, at least, had a very cool reverse; the other has a worn, weakly struck reverse, interestingly enough from the Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Billon Ant of Gallienus, 265-7 AD, Rome mint</p><p>Bust right, IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG</p><p>VENVS VICTRIX; 3.67 grams, 20.26 mm</p><p>Sear 10371</p><p>[ATTACH=full]457354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]457355[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Billon Ant of Gallienus, 260-268 AD, 'Syrian mint'</p><p>Bust right, IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG</p><p>PIETAS AVGG; 3.09 grams, 22.10 mm</p><p>Sear 10312[ATTACH=full]457356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]457359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2285058, member: 72818"]I have been steadily up-grading my more modest examples of late Roman Emperor coinage, before and after Diocletian, and adding a bit of variety to the 'series'. I found these two examples especially appealing since they had nice portraits (stylized though they may be), different mints and one, at least, had a very cool reverse; the other has a worn, weakly struck reverse, interestingly enough from the Rome mint. Billon Ant of Gallienus, 265-7 AD, Rome mint Bust right, IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG VENVS VICTRIX; 3.67 grams, 20.26 mm Sear 10371 [ATTACH=full]457354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]457355[/ATTACH] Billon Ant of Gallienus, 260-268 AD, 'Syrian mint' Bust right, IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG PIETAS AVGG; 3.09 grams, 22.10 mm Sear 10312[ATTACH=full]457356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]457359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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