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Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 05/15/2016 09:43 am Here is another coin from my junk pile. I have spent most of the morning on Wildwinds and Google images, and am feeling pretty good about my attribution, but I'd love some additional input or confirmation. Based on what might be a letter G at the start of the obv legend, I'm thinking that this is from Gallienus. There are multiple examples of his coins with a right-facing, radiate bust. Also, there is a peculiar wavy line across the back of his neck. On the rev, I can almost make out the letters "R I T" in the legend, but there is definitely a figure standing with a spear of some sort in their right hand. Their legs might be crossed and there is definitely a letter H to the right of the figure. I have concluded that I have a RIC 280. Comments or corrections? Thanks for taking a look. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 05/15/2016 4:29 pm Definitely Gallienus. He had the most unflattering portrait of any emperors of the Crisis era, IMO. Which is strange because he was not ugly, at least based on the marble busts he commissioned. I think that your attribution is correct. Romancoin.info has an awesome .xls file for Gallienus that can help you narrow it down by type even further. Report this Post to the Staff
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