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426.
Lot of three billon tetradrachms of Saloninus
as Caesar.
(1) Year 5 = 257/8 AD, 11.54g. Bare-
headed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Turreted
Alexandria standing left, holding bust of Sarapis and
scepter. BM 2291. Emmett 3774/5 (R5, citing the
BM coin). A very rare type for Saloninus in Year
5. (2) Year 5 = 257/8 AD, 10.70g. Same bust type
/ Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak.
Cologne 3001. (3) Year 6 = 258/9 AD, 9.77g. Same
bust type / Same eagle standing type as coin 2, but
dated Year 6. Cologne 3002. VG-About Very Fine
$150
Very Rare Type
427.
Gallienus.
253-268 AD. 10.99g (12h). Year 3
= 255/6 AD. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of
Gallienus right, seen from front / Draped bust of
Sarapis left, kalathos on head, scepter behind.
Emmett 3740/3 (R5, citing Zoega). With Year 3 not
in BMC, Dattari-Savio, or Cologne: a very rare type
for Gallienus with this or any other date. About EF
$400
428.
Lot of four billon tetradrachms of Gallienus,
including one ex Dattari.
(1) Year 10 = 262/3 AD,
9.82g. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen
from front / Eagle standing left, head right, wreath
in beak, palm branch in left field. Cologne 2913. (2)
Year 12 = 264/5 AD, 10.35g. Laureate, cuirassed
bust right, seen from front, fold of cloak on front
shoulder / Date LIB within wreath, which is sup-
ported by eagle standing front, head left, with spread
wings. Cologne 2921. (3) Year 14 (date retrograde)
= 266/7 AD, 10.11g. Same bust type / Eagle stand-
ing left, head right, wreath in beak, palm branch in
right field; to left date LIΔ retrograde. Dattari-Savio
pl. 272, 5284 (this coin). Cologne 2934 (different
dies). (4) Year 15 = 267/8 AD, 9.99g. Same bust
type / Homonoia standing left, half raising right
hand and holding double cornucopia in left. Cologne
2950. EF
$200
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