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Gallienus
A.D. 253- 268
19mm 3.2gm
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
SOLI CONS AVG; Bull standing right.
In ex. XI
RIC V Rome 285, Göbl 749b
In A.D. 267- 268, Gallienus issued a series of coins invoking the gods as his protector during the revolt of Postumus and Aureolus. However, the gods did not help Gallienus and he was murdered by his own troops near Milan. This series of coinage is sometimes referred to as Gallienus Zoo Coinage and the reverses include APOLLINI CONS AVG (Centaur, gryphon , pegasus) DIANAE CONS AVG (doe or antelope, stag, goat, boar) HERCVLI CONS AVG (lion, boar) IOVI CONS AVG (goat) LIBERO P CONS AVG (panther) MERCVRIO CONS AVG (hippocamp) NEPTVNO CONS AVG (hippocamp or capricorn) SOLI CONS AVG (pegasus, bull)
Collection : Gallienus