Saturday, January 24, 2004  Billon antoninianus, Gallienus,
Colonia Agrippina, Göbl 872m   GALLIENVS P F AVG, Radiate
cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and
spear on far | GERMANICVS MAX V, Two captives seated at the foot
of a trophy, their arms tied behind their backs. Colonia
Agrippina later had its name shortened to Köln.  Nice triumphant
image, celebrating one in a series of victories against always
troublesome invaders. I'm not clear on what the decoration on
the shield is.  Friday, January 23, 2004  Æ26, Cyzikus in Mysia,
mid-3rd C., SNG von Aulock 7366var   ΚVZΙ_ΚΟC, Laureate head of
Kyzikos right | CΤΡΑ ΑC_ΚΛ_ΗΠΙΑ[CΟΝ?] ΚVΖΙ, Flaming altar
between two snake-entwined flaming torches.  A slightly
different version of the coin I posted on Tuesday, naming
another strategos, (Asklepios?) and displaying the same
attractive mottled red and green patina as many of my Cyzikus
provincials. I suspect that many of the so mottled coins were
retrieved from the same place at the same time, th