New in the zoo!

Two new coins of the Gallienus zoo! Share your zoo!


Gallienus, 253-268 AD.
Roman Æ Antoninianus, 18 mm, 2.65 g.
Rome Mint 267-268 AD.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.
Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, panther walking left, B in exergue.
Refs: RIC 230K; Göbl 713b; Cohen 586; RCV 10281; Hunter 112.


Gallienus, 253-268 AD.
Roman Æ Antoninianus, 19 mm, 2.41 g.
Rome Mint 267-268 AD.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.
Rev: SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus right, springing heavenward, A in exergue.
Refs: RIC 283K; Göbl 712b; Cohen 979; RCV 10362; Hunter 127.

 

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These are always interesting. Nice finds.

 

Charming lion, sunk in the desert patina, during the reign of Antiochus VII. SNG 1938.

 

Is that a centaur on reverse? It would become an ancient mythological zoo.

 

My most exotic specimen from Gallienus's zoo is this criocamp acquired earlier this year.


But my favorites are probably these next two from my Secret Santa last year, the man known as Q .

Hippocamp...


Panther...

 

Gazelle

Goat

 

Yes, centaurs are part of Gallienus' zoo series. Here's another:


Gallienus, AD 253-268
Roman AE Antoninianus; 19 mm, 2.7 g.
Rome, AD 267-268
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur walking left, holding globe and trophy*; H(?) in exergue
Refs: RIC 164; Cohen 73; RCV 10178

*RIC calls this object a trophy; Sear calls it a rudder; Cohen calls it arrows.

 

RC-- both of your new zoos are exceptionally nice on both sides, relative to the bulk of his coins!

Zumbly-- sigh... that criocamp... and those are excellent Secret Santa zoo denizens!

Here's my one which has been shown many times.

Gallienus, sole reign
CE 260-268
Antoninianus, Rome mint
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, striped tigress standing left; B in exergue
Ref: RIC V 230 (Sole reign)

 

I think yours is still the only clear tigress seen in these parts .

 

I love that one because you can see the tiger stripes!

 

I also have a specimen which I have showed before...

 

Nice addition @Roman Collector

I only have his wife's zoo, and have shown this before:


RI Salonina wife of Gallienus 254-268 CE AE Ant 3.61g 20mm Rome mint 267-268 CE crescent Deer Walking delta RIC V 16

 

Capricorn, Antoninianus, 18 x 22 mm, 2.66 g;
Rome, 267 - 268 CE, mintmark S = 6th officina
RIC V 245; Sear [1988] 2982;
Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG Head of Gallienus, radiate, right.
Reverse: NEPTVNO CONS [AVG] Capricorn right, in exergue S