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Coin of Claudiopolis with bust of Gallienus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Bithynia, Claudiopolis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 9.91 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.322
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding patera in right hand, scepter in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967