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Troas AE20 SNGCop 203 of Gallienus

Gallienus Æ 20mm of Alexandria Troas. IMP LICIN GALLIENVS, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / COL AVG, TRO below, horse grazing right.

Lot No.2084. VF with some remaining encrustation on the obverse.

$ 85.

Gallienus was the son of Valerian, and took the throne in 260 AD when his father was captured by the Parthians. He ruled until 268 AD when he was murdered by his own troops during the revolt Aureolus.