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Gallienus. AD 253-268. Trial striking from antoninianus dies (27mm, 8.63 g, 11h). GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding spear and olive branch, resting left hand on shield. As MIR 36, 569a; as RIC V (sole reign) 236. VF, gray green surfaces, minor roughness.
Ex Ars Antiqua II (4 October 2001), lot 470.
Again the very large and heavy flan demonstrate that this is not a normal antoninianus striking, and again there is nothing to indicate that the dies were not cut officially at the mint in Rome, but again it is impossible to establish whether this trial striking was also carried out officially or by counterfeiters who had gained access to the dies. There is evidence of slight mis-striking on the reverse, but this is not unknown on officially struck coins of this period.
Ex Ars Antiqua II (4 October 2001), lot 470.
Again the very large and heavy flan demonstrate that this is not a normal antoninianus striking, and again there is nothing to indicate that the dies were not cut officially at the mint in Rome, but again it is impossible to establish whether this trial striking was also carried out officially or by counterfeiters who had gained access to the dies. There is evidence of slight mis-striking on the reverse, but this is not unknown on officially struck coins of this period.