Antoninianus - Gallienus VICT GERMANICA; Victory
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Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) (253-260) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 259-260 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 286341 |
| References | RIC V.1# 45f Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.gall(1).45fOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GALLIENVS · P · F · AVG
Translation:
Gallienus Pius Felix Augustus.
Gallienus, the pious and happy emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, running left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, treading down enemy.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICT GERMANICA
Translation:
Victoria Germanica.
Victory over the Germans.
Mint
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, modern-day Cologne, GermanyComments
Formerly attributed to Lugdunum in the RIC of 1927, reassigned to the Cologne mint (mint I) by Elmer, then by S. Estiot currently.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (259-260) | (fr) 6e émission - 259 - juillet / août 260 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 88
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