Tetradrachm - Gallienus

Features

Issuer	Alexandria (Egypt)
Emperor	Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	13 (265)
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Billon
Weight	10.5 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 376329
References	BMC Greek# 2236 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Milne# 4119 Joseph Grafton Milne; 1933. A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom. , Emmett# 3806 Keith Emmett; 2001. Alexandrian coins. Clios Cabinet, Lodi, Wisconsin, United States. , Köln A3# 2928 Angelo Geissen; 1982. Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln / Band 3. Marc Aurel–Gallienus (Nr. 1995–3014). Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Obverse

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOϹ ϹⲈB

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Πόπλιος Λικίνιος Γαλλιηνός Cεβαστός.

Translation: Autocrator Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Sebastos.

Reverse

Eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak. Palm frond behind.

Scripts: Demotic, Greek

Lettering: L IΓ

Translation: Year 13

Mint

Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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13 (265 AD)												Regnal year IΓ (13)

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