Sestertius - Gallienus RESTITVTOR ORBIS S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) (253-260) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 257-258 |
| Value | Sestertius (⅛) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 15.9 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 286873 |
| References | RIC V.1# 236 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.gall(1).236Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gallienus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM
Translation:
Imperator Gallienus Pius Felix Augustus Germanicus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Gallienus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.
Reverse
Gallienus, in military attire, standing left, raising kneeling figure with right hand and holding sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: RESTITVTOR ORBIS S C
Translation:
Restitutor Orbis. Senatus Consultum.
Restorer of the city (Rome). Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 10.85–21.11 g;
Diameter varies: 26–29.3 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 26–29.3 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (257-258) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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