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RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 221

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RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 221, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 255–256 AD. Obverse: bust of gallienus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 20.7 g, diameter 29.4 mm.
obverse RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 221
obverse: Bust of Gallienus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 221
reverse: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 20.74g (6)
ruler Gallienus diameter ⌀29.4 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Gallienus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG
reverse

Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

LIBERALITAS AVGG S C
specimens (10)
KENOM 15.71g 12↕
British Museum 34.17g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
KENOM 23.51g ⌀29.4 11↕
British Museum 20.59g 1↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 19.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 10.48g
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 221 (ric.5.gall(1).221), 255–256 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-gallienus-joint-reign-221/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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