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ID number: BIRBI-R1864 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Gallienus; Valerian I; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 254 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.80 Weight (g): 15.31 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1193. Presented from the Ex Sir Charles Oman Collection, 1930. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Gallienus, wearing a laurel wreath and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted and in militrary attire, standing facing l., leaning on shield with r. and holding spear in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: … CΛLLIENVS AVC (Imperator Gaius Publicus Licinius Gallienus Augustus). Reverse: …S HVGG S C ([Dedicated to the] Courage of the Emperors; S C - Translation Disputed).
Bibliography: RIC V 248E (Joint Reign)
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