RIC V Gallienus 18

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 259

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Gallienus, AD 259, catalogued as RIC V Gallienus 18. Obverse: Head of Gallienus, crowned with reeds, left. Reverse: Gallienus, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left hand, standing between two river gods. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Gallienus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Gallienus, crowned with reeds, left
Reverse type
Gallienus, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left hand, standing between two river gods
Obverse legend
GALLIENVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M TR P VII COS P P

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(2).18
Catalogue reference
RIC V Gallienus 18
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.gall(2).18

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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