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ID:     76001608
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Gallienus
Date Ruled:     AD 253-268
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Double Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 253-268
Weight:     2.23 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     GALLIENVS AVG
Obverse Description:     Radiate head right
Reverse Legend:     [A]EQVIT AV[G]
Reverse Description:     Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Mint:     Siscia
Primary Reference:     RIC -
Reference2:     Calico -
Reference3:     MIR 036, 1424a
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109283
Notes:     Monetazione romana imperiale, 253-305 (Forligrave;: 1974), 98; From the Alain Lagrange Collection.(MIR 36) records only the Piancastelli example (weighing 2.20 grams) of this exceptionally rare issue, which he calls a double aureus. More examples of these lightweight radiate gold coins have come to light from the reign of Gallienus' successor, Claudius II (cf. Leu 93, lot 97), which are typically called light aurei. With so few examples extant today, it is uncertain why the radiate crown was used, and why these were struck on such light flans. Cocchi Ercolani, Catalogo della collezione numismatica di Carlo Piancastelli