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Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Legionary series. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 260-262.
Electronic Auction 496 Lot: 628. Estimated: $ 150
Roman Imperial, Silver
Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.
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Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Legionary series. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 260-262. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / LEG III ITAL VII P VII F, stork standing right. RIC V 341 var. (bust type); MIR 36, 1000r; RSC 496 var. (same). Toned, some porosity, edge split. Good VF.
Marcus Aurelius raised Legio III Italica circa AD 165 in preparation for the Marcomannic Wars that followed. Late in the reign of Marcus, it was headquartered at a formidable fortress, Castra Regina in Raetia (modern Regensburg, Switzerland). In the mid-third century, Raetia was quickly seized and held by the usurper Postumus, with the apparent support of III Italica. However, at least one detachment must have served Gallienus, as he honors it on his legionary coinage, depicting its rather unusual symbol, the stork. III Italica is still recorded at Regensburg in the late fourth or fifth century AD Notitia Dignitatum.
Closing Date and Time: 21 July 2021 at 13:29:00 ET.
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