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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Gallienus with a reverse showing Diana as Luna carrying a torch. 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: 20mm x 21mm, 3.98g
Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG
Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: LVNA LVCIF
Diana as Luna, crescent atop head, walking right, long lit torch held transverse in both hands.
Exergue: PXV
Provenance: cenkmen44 (eBay), June 2009
Ref: RCV (2005) 10284; RIC V Sole Reign 609; Göbl 1665k
BW Ref: 054 041 140
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