LYDIA, Sardis. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (38mm, 26.78 g, 6h). Domitius Rufus, asiarch for the second time, and Kratistos, first archon. AYT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC AY, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠI ΔOM POYΦOY ACIAPX K YIOY B APX K KPATICT APX A CAPΔIA/NΩN Γ NЄKOP/ΩN, three agonistic prize crowns, each containing a palm frond, set upon table, seen in perspective. Hochard 2157 corr. (obv. legend; D324/R686); Kurth 719 corr. (same); RPC X Online 84190 corr. (same; this coin the second listed, and illustrating the type); SNG von Aulock 8262. Green patina, die shift on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of three listed in RPC (including the two known to Hochard); this the finest of the three.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Aufhäuser 7 (8 October 1990), lot 660.
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