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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus

260-268

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Gallienus, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts the personification of Abundance, standing to the right and emptying her cornucopia.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium