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Tetrassarion - Gallienus COL CAES ANTIOCH
| Issuer | Antioch of Pisidia (Roman Colonial Mint) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, rendered in moderately high relief with visible paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The imperial effigy displays characteristic third-century provincial workmanship, with a beaded border encircling the design. The Latin legend IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENO P AVG runs around the periphery, proclaiming the emperor's full titulature as Pious Augustus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Antioch of Pisidia was a Roman veteran colony founded under Augustus, and its mint remained active through the third century precisely because the city retained both administrative importance and a loyal, Romanized population. Gallienus ruled during one of the most fractured periods in Roman history — his reign saw the empire simultaneously threatened by Shapur I in the east, breakaway Gallic emperors in the west, and no fewer than a dozen usurpers across the provinces. Colonial bronze issues like this one filled a purely local need; the central imperial mint output was erratic and rarely reached interior Anatolia in usable quantities.