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Lot of four (4) coins. 474a Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.33 g, 7h). Siscia mint. Issue 3, AD 266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae; modius at her feet. MIR 36, 1426k; RIC V (sole reign) 557 var. (bust type); Cunetio –. Near VF, some silver, rough, encrusted green and brown.
Bought from David Miller 1999.
474b Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.75 g, 11h). Siscia mint. Issue 3, AD 266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre. MIR 36, 1441o; RIC V (sole reign) 575; Cunetio 1821. Near VF, warm brown surfaces, some traces of silvering. Extremely rare, only one piece noted by MIR (in a private collection).
Bought from C. J. Martin (Coins) Ltd., 1987. Ex Normanby, Lincolnshire, Hoard (1985) [IRBCH 854], no. 538 (part of).
This coin differs from the very common MIR 1441i in having the two wreath ties hanging parallel (position 2).
474c Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 2.02 g, 7h). Siscia mint. Issue 3, AD 266. GALLIENVS [AVG], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, viewed from rear, holding spear, pointing upwards, and shield on left shoulder / VICT[ORI]A AVG, Victory running right, holding wreath and palm. MIR 36, 1445z; RIC V ( sole reign) 588 var. (bust type); Cunetio 1809 (same dies). Fine, weakly struck. Some traces of silvering.
Bought from Spink, 1992. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular C.4 (May 1992), no. 2433.
MIR records two specimens of this coin, the one illustrated being the Cunetio hoard example.
474d Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (18mm, 2.76 g, 7h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Issue 9, AD 267-8. [GALL]IENVS AVG, radiate head right / P M TR P XVI C[O]S VII, emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre; P in left field. MIR 36, 1494b; RIC V (sole reign) 550; Cunetio 1867. Near VF, ragged and dark brown.
Ex Spink 94 (14 October 1992), lot 251 (part of).
This reverse, on which Gallienus is described as holding the tribunicia potestas (tribunician power) for the sixteenth time, should provide a clue to its date. However, the month during which tribunician power was renewed at this period has been a matter for discussion. The arguments are summarised by Geiger (2013, pp. 84-86), who concludes that the balance of probability is for August / September. If we accept the theory that Valerian I and Gallienus dated their first TR P from the date of the death of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian in June / July 253 only until August / September of the same year, then Gallienus's TR P XVI would have commenced in August / September 267.
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Bought from David Miller 1999.
474b Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.75 g, 11h). Siscia mint. Issue 3, AD 266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre. MIR 36, 1441o; RIC V (sole reign) 575; Cunetio 1821. Near VF, warm brown surfaces, some traces of silvering. Extremely rare, only one piece noted by MIR (in a private collection).
Bought from C. J. Martin (Coins) Ltd., 1987. Ex Normanby, Lincolnshire, Hoard (1985) [IRBCH 854], no. 538 (part of).
This coin differs from the very common MIR 1441i in having the two wreath ties hanging parallel (position 2).
474c Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 2.02 g, 7h). Siscia mint. Issue 3, AD 266. GALLIENVS [AVG], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, viewed from rear, holding spear, pointing upwards, and shield on left shoulder / VICT[ORI]A AVG, Victory running right, holding wreath and palm. MIR 36, 1445z; RIC V ( sole reign) 588 var. (bust type); Cunetio 1809 (same dies). Fine, weakly struck. Some traces of silvering.
Bought from Spink, 1992. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular C.4 (May 1992), no. 2433.
MIR records two specimens of this coin, the one illustrated being the Cunetio hoard example.
474d Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (18mm, 2.76 g, 7h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Issue 9, AD 267-8. [GALL]IENVS AVG, radiate head right / P M TR P XVI C[O]S VII, emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre; P in left field. MIR 36, 1494b; RIC V (sole reign) 550; Cunetio 1867. Near VF, ragged and dark brown.
Ex Spink 94 (14 October 1992), lot 251 (part of).
This reverse, on which Gallienus is described as holding the tribunicia potestas (tribunician power) for the sixteenth time, should provide a clue to its date. However, the month during which tribunician power was renewed at this period has been a matter for discussion. The arguments are summarised by Geiger (2013, pp. 84-86), who concludes that the balance of probability is for August / September. If we accept the theory that Valerian I and Gallienus dated their first TR P from the date of the death of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian in June / July 253 only until August / September of the same year, then Gallienus's TR P XVI would have commenced in August / September 267.
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