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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Gallienus

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Gallienus

Date265-266 CE

MediumDebased silver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions7/8 × 15/16 × 3/16 in., 8.4 g (2.3 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm, 5/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.1504

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

Reverse: L ΙΓ (date, year 13), with figure of eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; behind, palm

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