EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus. AD 253-268. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 9.11 g, 1h). Dated RY 15 (AD 267/8). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eagle standing right, head left, wings gathered, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, L I[Є] (date) to lower right. Köln 2942-3; Dattari 5276-7; K&G 90.98; RPC X Online 75563; Emmett 3807.15. Red-brown patina, some silvering remains. Good VF. Struck with a clogged die partially obscuring the date.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Jean Elsen.
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