Beschreibung
Erhaltung: ss | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Cohen 1048 | RIC 45 | MIR 891h | Sear 10377
Durchmesser: 23,00 mm
weight 4,47gr. | billon Ø 23mm.
obv. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right,
surrounded by the legend GALLIENVSPFAVG
rev. Victory, winged, draped, running left, holding wreath in
right hand and palm in left hand, surrounded by the legend
VICT GERMANICA
During his early reign Gallienus spent most of his time in the provinces of the Rhine area (Germania Inferior, Germania Superior, Raetia, and Noricum), though he almost certainly visited the Danube area and Illyricum in the years from 253 to 258. According to Eutropius and Aurelius Victor, he was particularly energetic and successful in preventing invaders from attacking the German provinces and Gaul, despite the weakness caused by Valerianus march on Italy against Aemilianus in 253. According to numismatic evidence, he seems to have won many victories there, and a victory in Roman Dacia might also be dated to that period.
Formerly attributed to Lugdunum in the RIC of 1927, reassigned to
the Cologne mint (mint I) by Elmer, then by S. Estiot currently.
Cohen 1048 | RIC 45 | MIR 891h | Sear 10377 S
Weakly struck at some parts. Scarce type.
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