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Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Gallienus, joint reign with Valerian 254-260 CE, sole reign 260-268 CE. Mint and Date: Antioch, 267 CE. Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 3.38g Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: SALVS AVG Apollo standing left, holding downward-pointing laurel branch in right hand, left arm leaning on tripod. Exergue: PXV Ref: RCV (2005) 10346, RIC V Sole Reign 610; Göbl 1670k. BW Ref: 006 027 030 |
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Note: This example shows Apollo leaning on a plain tripod. See also this more common specimen which shows a tripod-lebes instead: Antoninianus of Gallienus with Apollo leaning on a tripod-lebes. |
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