| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 622 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 350 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.25 g, 1h). "Legionary series" issue. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 2nd emission, AD 260-circa 262. Radiate head left / LEG I MIN VII P VII F, Minerva standing left, holding Victory, spear, and shield set on ground to right. RIC V 323; MIR 36, 989f; RSC 464. Lightly toned, flan crack, minor deposits. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 502 (20 October 2021), lot 561. Legio I Minervia was raised by Domitian, probably about AD 83, and was named for his patron goddess, Minerva. Its first battle was the suppression of the rebel governor of Upper Germany, Lucius Antonius Saturninus, in AD 89. After this successful outcome, I Minervia was based at Bonna (modern Bonn) in western Germany. It served under Trajan in the Dacian Wars, where it was commanded by the future Emperor Hadrian. In the third century AD, I Minervia fought with distinction in the German expedition of Maximinus I Thrax. When the rebel governor Postumus took control of Gaul and Germany in AD 259, I Minervia seems to have backed him; however, at least one detachment remained loyal to Gallienus, as is indicated by this coin. Legio I Minervia disappears from history after the destruction of Bonna in 353 by the Franks. Its symbols were the goddess Minerva and a ram. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
