Aureus - Gallienus TRIB POT COS II, Mars

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year255-259
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.1#68, OCRE#ric.5.gall(1).68
Obverse descriptionHead of Gallienus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP GALLIENVS P F AVG
(Translation: Imperator Gallienus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Gallienus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMars, nude, and Rhea Silvia, draped.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTRIB POT COS II
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (255-259)  - -
Catalog ID8055911980
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