Sestertius - Gallienus ORIENS AVGG S C; Sol
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 | 257-258 |
| Value | Sestertius (⅛) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 286871 |
| References | RIC V.1# 230 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).230Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Not recorded.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG GERM
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus Germanicus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.
Reverse
Sol, walking left, raising right hand and left hand in mantle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ORIENS AVGG S C
Translation:
Oriens Duorum Augustorum. Senatus Consultum.
The rising sun of the two emperors (Augusti). Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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