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ID number: BIRBI-R1948 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Gallienus; Asia Minor Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Asia Minor Culture: Roman Date made: AD 260-268 Metal: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 3.91 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 2976. Presented by Mr F. S. Snow, 1954. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Gallienus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Hercules, naked, standing facing r., r. behind his back, holding lionskin and l. resting on club set on rock.
Inscriptions: Obverse: GHLLIEUVS P F AVG (Gallienus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: VIHTVS AVSVSTI ([Dedicated to the] Courage of the Emperor).
Bibliography: RIC V 672
Notes: Silvered.
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