From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Antoninianus of Antioch under Gallienus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.129.77
People: Gallienus, Roman (r. 253 - 268 CE)
Title: Antoninianus of Antioch under Gallienus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 255-256 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/141554

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.15 g

Die Axis

Denomination

antoninianus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG
Reverse Inscription: VIRTVS AVGG

Provenance

Malloy

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC V, p. 104, 456

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Townsend-Vermeule Gift
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.129.77
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Radiate bust r.
Rev.: VIRTVS AVGG Valerianus and Gallienus sitting face to face, one holding spear and globe, the other holding Victory and reversed spear.

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