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| Gallienus (AD 253-268). Cilicia. Seleucia (Seleuceia ad Calycadnum) AE26 / Athena attacking Giant |
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Attribution: SNG Levante 789
Date: AD 253-268
Obverse: ΑV Κ Π ΛΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ, laureate and draped bust right
Reverse: ϹЄΛЄVΚ-Є-ΩΝ - ΚΑΛ / VΚ, Athena Alcidemus advancing right, attacking an anguipede giant, raising hands in defense. An anguipede is a Giant, a child of Gaia (the earth goddess), with the head of a rooster and snakes for legs
Size: 27.93mm
Weight: 8.29 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VF. An interesting mythological type with goddess vs. giant.
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