Late-Period Tetradrachm Of Emperor Gallienus

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Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 05/23/2006 11:06 pm Just finished identifying this one, a recent acquisition from the Brisbane coin show. The dealer isn't big on ancients and sold it as "Ancient Roman coin". It's some kind of bronze, and nice and thick, so I suspected it had to be a later-period "Greek Imperial" tetradrachm from Alexandria, Egypt (I already had several similar). But which emperor? The legend is in Greek. I've shown it here, with the translated lettering I (eventually!) worked out: It's emperor Gallienus, which I was pleased about; the most common type in the series is emperor Probus, and I've already got two of those. Here's the reverse: One good thing about this series is that they're dated. This coin has the date-code LIE, meaning year 15 - or 267/8 AD. A similar one is on the Wildwinds page, right down the bottom of the listing for Emperor Gallienus, Milne# 4175. I like it. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 05/24/2006 06:01 am That is a very cool ancient! I've seen so many that identification was not possible because of the lack of legends or details. This one is very nice! Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/24/2006 9:31 pm great find, could not of happened to a more deserving person Report this Post to the Staff
greekandromancoins Valued Member Australia 205 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 06:31 am Hi Sap, Not a bad find:) I think the coin has bronze disease though (see 8'o clok on reverse), so you should treat that asap. To see if is bronze disease, get a toothpick and dig at it lightly. If the green stuff comes off easily (usually quite powdery), then it is bronze disease. --Peter Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 08:30 am Yeah, it's got a touch of the green death. Hard to keep it off these late tetradrachms - the alloy they used to make the coins is atrocious. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
greekandromancoins Valued Member Australia 205 Posts	Posted 05/31/2006 09:52 am It looks like its in early stages and only on one spot, so shouldn't be difficult to treat:) --Peter Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 07/14/2006 07:14 am OK, I had a go at treating this one, the same way as my Tasmanian token. Let's see before-and-after, side-by-side: The results for this coin are better than for the token, I think, but then there was only one worrying spot here on the reverse, and a few spots near it on the rim. I didn't try to remove the darker green patches (they don't look so green in "real life"), they seem to be stable. I think I'm done with this one for now, though I'll keep an eye on it over the next few years to see if the green death returns... Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
greekandromancoins Valued Member Australia 205 Posts	Posted 07/19/2006 10:59 am Looks much better:) Hopefully it won't bother your coin in the near future. Let's be thankful that bronze disease is curable! --Peter Report this Post to the Staff
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