Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.35 g, 6h). “Legionary series” issue. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 260-circa 262. VF.

Electronic Auction 555
Lot: 626. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.35 g, 6h). “Legionary series” issue. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 260-circa 262. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / LEG II PART VI P VI F, centaur walking left, holding globe and club. RIC V 334; MIR 36, 999n; RSC 480. Toned, light porosity. VF.

Ex Centurion Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 871.

Legio II Parthica was formed by Septimius Severus, who raised the legion for his Parthian wars circa AD 193-197. It was the first true legion (as opposed to the Praetorian Cohorts) to be permanently stationed in Italy, at the fortress of Albanum in the Alban Hills south of Rome. As such, it served as a counterweight to the Praetorians while helping to secure the Severan Dynasty’s grip on power. It also functioned as a central reserve at a time when the main military forces of the empire were dispersed along the frontiers. II Parthica accompanied Severus and Caracalla in their campaigns on the eastern frontier. During the brief civil war of AD 218, it helped return the Severans to power by switching sides from Macrinus to Elagabalus. II Parthica remained loyal to Gallienus in the mid-third century, after which it disappears from history until AD 360, where it is recorded back on the eastern frontier, defending against a Sasanian invasion. A fifth century AD chronicle places it at Cefa in Mesopotamia. Its symbol was a centaur.

Closing Date and Time: 7 February 2024 at 13:28:20 ET.

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