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ID number: BIRBI-R1919 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Gallienus; Rome Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 260-268 Metal: Billon Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 3.13 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 1699. W. S. Lincoln, 1933. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Gallienus, wearing radiate crown and beard, facing r. Reverse: Capricorn, facing r.
Inscriptions: Obverse: GHLLIEIIIVS ΠVG (Gallienus Augustus). Reverse: IIIVPTVNO COM_.... ([Dedicated to] Neptune, the Protector of the Emperor). In Exergue: S.
Bibliography: RIC V 245
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the exergue on the obverse is a mintmark indicating Rome.
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