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Gallienus BI Denarius. Rome, circa AD 260-268. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, laureate head to right / SECVRIT PERPET, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre and resting on column. RIC V.1 355 (sole reign); MIR 670t; RSC 964. 2.27g, 17mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.
Billon denarii such as these would not have been intended for circulation, but rather minted as presentational issues - cheaper as being mostly made of bronze, silvered to appear more expensive, and used in situations such as imperial processions, wherein the Emperor would hand out large quantities of such coins as largesse.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.
Billon denarii such as these would not have been intended for circulation, but rather minted as presentational issues - cheaper as being mostly made of bronze, silvered to appear more expensive, and used in situations such as imperial processions, wherein the Emperor would hand out large quantities of such coins as largesse.