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Any Info On This Ancient?

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 Posted 12/18/2011  7:05 pm Show Profile   Check robbudo's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add robbudo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Someone at my brother's work just gave my nephew this coin (and a bunch of others, too). This is way outside my area of specialty and any info is appreciated. I can provide closeups of any specific areas if requested. thanks.

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Its a Gallienus and part of the zoo series. I'll check my references and get the exact attribution in a moment.
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Its RIC 177, Gallienus AE Antoninianus. Sole reign. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / DIANAE CONS AVG, doe walking right or left, looking backwards; Epsilon in ex.
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JW has IDed it but I can add this coin was made sometime between 256 and 259AD at the Rome mint in workshop number 5.


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Someone at my brother's work just gave my nephew this coin (and a bunch of others, too)


That was good of him, feel free to post any others your struggling with.

Some info on Emperor Gallienus here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallienus
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awesome info - thanks a bunch jwharper. I just called up my Nephew and told him about the coin and he was really excited. I might have to get his another one of that zoo series for his birthday or something.

I know that this one isn't particularly rare (online ones in the range of $15 to $20), but I am curious about how many were made or how many might have survived.
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bobbyhelmet, this was the only ancient coin. there were 4 pages of foreign ones (many from the 1800's), a Barber dime, a silver US quarter, a whole page of 1943 Lincolns, and the coin in this picture. good stuff.
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I see - thats a shame for us ancient collectors, the other stuff sounds interesting too though!

I should also state I think I got the above dates wrong too

The late 260s would be a more accurate time for its minting, still whats a decade when is 1750 years old

Hopefully your nephew will get bitten by the bug! Always nice to see youngsters joining the hobby.
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