Gallienus, Antioch, Antoninianus

GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, 
seen from behind.
MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing right, helmeted, spear in 
right, resting left hand on shield set on ground. 

Göbl MIR 1634i; RCV 10290 var (various mintmarks), RIC V 651 
var (ditto); Antioch, AHG 407 (this coin)

Notes: 3.531g, 21.8mm, 180o
Notes: From the Antioch Hoard of Gallienus.
Not recorded in RIC without either a branch or SPQR in 
exergue. MIR only records 2 examples of this variety (the 
other example was apparently sold in a mail bid in 1992 by 
Alex Malloy).

Rare

Contributed by Mark Zema; July 2012.