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Antoninianus with bust of Gallienus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 255–256
Mint: Viminacium
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 3.61 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1249
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
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Reverse: Emperor walking right, right hand raised, left hand holding globe.
[RESTI]TVTGENERHVMANI
IMPCPLICGALLIENVSAVG
Reverse: Emperor walking right, right hand raised, left hand holding globe.
[RESTI]TVTGENERHVMANI
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.