Lot 4267

Description

Roman provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), billon tetradrachm, year 13 = A.D. 265-266, (8.86 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right, around AVT K **P LIK GALLIHN* OC CEB, rev. Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm, date **L IG* to left and right, (Milne 4117.8.74, Dattari 5253, Geissen 2931); Claudius II, (A.D. 268-270), billon tetradrachm, year 2 = A.D. 269-270, (12.13 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right, around AVT K **KLAVDIO* C CEB, rev. L B across, eagle standing to right, holding wreath in beak, palm branch behind, (Milne 4276, Dattari 5412, BMC 2355); Claudius II, contemporary lead copy of a billon tetradrachm, year 3 = A.D. 270-271, (10.152 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right, around AVT K **KLAVDIO* C CEB, rev. L **G* across, eagle standing to right, head left, holding wreath in beak, (cf.S.11423, cf.BMC 2334, cf.Milne 4287, cf.Koln 3046). Poor - good very fine, the last rare as a lead copy and unpublished. (3)

Ex Pat Boland collection with detailed collector's packets.