Coin: æ
- Museum number:
- 8-6163.1
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm210806163@2e1
- Accession number:
- Acc.892
- Description:
- Coin; Æ (or AR?); Rome. 2.67 grams. Rome 266?-268 AD. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, Bust facing right, radiate, curiassed. Reverse: IND VLG AVG. Spes walking l., holding flowers and raising robe.
- Donor:
- Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Culture or time period:
- Valerian Dynasty (253–261 AD)
- Collector:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Billon, Bronze (metal), and Silver (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Gallienus (Emperor of Rome) and Spes (Roman deity)
- Inscription:
- Reverse legend: IND VLG AUG and Obverse legend: GALLIENVS AVG
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money)
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 253-268 AD
- Accession date:
- 1946
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- weight 2.67 grams