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Author Topic: Is it really a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis!?  (Read 635 times)

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Offline Patrick J

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Is it really a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis!?
« on: January 05, 2021, 11:29:56 am »
Happy New Year to all of you.
I am trying to identify this coin. Is is a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis?
Bronze, 30mm, 8.90grs
Thanks for the help!

Offline Thilo

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Re: Is it really a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis!?
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2021, 06:33:12 am »
Dear Patrick,

happy New Year to you, too!

I think I am able to read  PO LIKINNI GALL[...] on the obverse and EP[...]OY TRALLIANWN on the reverse, which would give a rather clear indication that it is a Gallienus from Tralleis


While I could not find your coin either,, Imhoof KM, pg. 188, 8, has a 30 mm coin from Tralleis with a radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus on obverse, legend: PO LIKINNI GALLIHNOC K, reverse: left-standing Tyche with kalathos, cornucopiae and rudder, legend EPI GR M AYR AFRODEISIOY TRALLIANWN. That would work with the legends on your coin which would of course show a different reverse.

I could not find a picture of the Imhoof coin (which was in the Winterthur museum) as it is not represented on Imhoof's plates.

Hope this helps.

Best regards

Thilo

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Re: Is it really a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis!?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2021, 08:20:00 am »
Imhoof KM 8 is pictured as TRA 398 on Dane Kurth's GRP Lydia vol 4.

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Re: Is it really a Gallienus from Lydia Tralleis!?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2021, 10:43:54 am »
Thanks a lot Pekka and Thilo.
Love you both!

 

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