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Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268 A.D.)
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SRCV 10277 var. (0bverse legend) , RIC V J-444, Göbl 1601b, Van Meter 148
BI Antoninianus, 3.50 g., 20.82 mm. max., 180°
Antioch mint, 5th emission, struck during joint reign (253-260 A.D.), in 256-257 A.D.
Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: LIBERALITAS AVGG, Liberalitas standing left, holding cornucopia right and counting-board/tessera left.
Liberalitas is the personification of generosity, and frequently alludes to a specific imperial donative to the urban population of Rome. On this emission, it refers to the donative of 255 A.D. to mark the joint consulate of Gallienus and Valerian.
RIC rarity C, Van Meter VB1.
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