Important Ancient Coins

ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE, Gallienus (253-268), Macedonia, Colonia Felix Philippenssium (Philippi), Æ, IMP ECN GALLIEN AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SPES PVBLICA, city-goddess seated left, holding patera and cornucopiæ, R P P C in field, 10.49g/7h (Unpublished, for reverse type cf. Amandry 9b, same rev. die). Very fine, green-brown patina
£200-250

This new addition to the remarkable series published by Michel Amandry: ‘Le monnayage de la Res Publica Coloniæ Philippensium’, in stephanos nomismatikos, Edith Schönert-Geis zum 65, 1998, pp.23-31, confirms his theory that it was issued by Gallienus