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Antoninianus with bust of Gallienus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 260–268
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 3.15 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1356
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
GALLIENVSPFAVG
Reverse: Soldier standing left, holding shield and spear.
Star in field at left.
VIRTVSAVG
GALLIENVSPFAVG
Reverse: Soldier standing left, holding shield and spear.
Star in field at left.
VIRTVSAVG
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.