Aureus - Gallienus P M TR P VII COS P P

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year259-268
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC V.1#18, OCRE#ric.5.gall(2).18
Obverse descriptionHead of Gallienus, crowned with reeds, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGALLIENVS AVG
(Translation: Gallienus Augustus. Gallienus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionGallienus, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left hand, standing between two river gods.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P VII COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (259-268)  - -
Catalog ID1291562030
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