Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus
55,00 €
Description
Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus (253 – 268 AD). BI Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, 264/5 AD (year 12). AVT K ΠΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB; laureate, cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, helmeted head left, vertical spear in right hand, left hand resting on large shield set on ground, palm in right field; LIB (year).
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | BI23 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,48 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | Emmett 3796; Milne 4098; Curtis 1578-1579; BMC 2164; Dattari 5228 |
| Commentary: | brown patina, some roughness |
Historical Context
By excluding the senators from becoming military commanders, Gallienus contributed, along with Septimius Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine I, to the creation of Dominate - a despotic version of imperial rule.
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