Antoninianus - Gallienus AETERNITAS AVG; Sol

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	260-268
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	2.8 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 288601
References	RIC V.1# 160k 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(2).160k Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Gallienus, radiate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GALLIENVS AVG

Translation:
Gallienus Augustus.
Gallienus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Sol, radiate, nude except for cloak draped over shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Officina mark in right field.

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering:
AETERNITAS AVG
Γ

Translation:
Aeternitas Augusti.
Eternity of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.39–5.25 g;
Diameter varies: 17–24 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (260-268)

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