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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Gallienus

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Gallienus

Date267-268 CE

MediumDebased silver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions3/4 × 13/16 × 3/16 in., 6.4 g (1.9 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm, 1/4 oz.)

Object number2018.010.1319

Label TextObverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, with laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front

Reverse: L IE (date, year 15), with figure of eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; to left or right, palm

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