Gallienus; AE Antoninianus; emperor seated
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Description
Gallienus (253 – 268 AD). AE Antoninianus, Mediolanum mint. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG; radiate head right / P M TR P VII COS; emperor seated left on curule chair, veiled, globe in extended right hand, transverse scepter in left hand; MS in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,02 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | RIC V-1 S455 var. (nothing in ex.); SRCV III 10320 var. (same); Cunetio 1752 |
| Commentary: | rare; bronze patina |
Historical Context
The uncomfortable look of curule chair is not deceiving - it was deliberately meant to be uncomfortable thus remainig the seater of the transience of his power and urging him to rule efficiently.
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