Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.84 g, 12h). “Legionary series” issue. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 261. VF.

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Lot: 845.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

The Steve Rubinger Collection of Gallienus, Silver

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Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.84 g, 12h). “Legionary series” issue. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 261. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / LEG I MIN VI P VI F, Minerva standing left, holding Victory, spear, and shield set on ground to right. RIC V 322; MIR 36 988n; Toffanin 80/4; RSC 459a. Toned, some minor roughness. VF.

From the Steve Rubinger Collection.

Legio I Minervia was raised by Domitian, probably about AD 83, and was named for his patron goddess, Minerva. Its first battle was the suppression of the rebel governor of Upper Germany, Lucius Antonius Saturninus, in AD 89. After this successful outcome, I Minervia was based at Bonna (modern Bonn) in western Germany. It served under Trajan in the Dacian Wars, where it was commanded by the future Emperor Hadrian. In the third century AD, I Minervia fought with distinction in the German expedition of Maximinus I Thrax. When the rebel governor Postumus took control of Gaul and Germany in AD 259, I Minervia seems to have backed him; however, at least one detachment remained loyal to Gallienus, as is indicated by this coin. Legio I Minervia disappears from history after the destruction of Bonna in 353 by the Franks. Its symbols were the goddess Minerva and a ram.

Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 14:41:20 ET.

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