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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Gallienus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–268
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 9.01 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.316
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Two emperors, radiate, holding sceptres with left hands and clasping right hands. At right, female sacrificing over altar.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 722); by 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 7030); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).