Gallienus / Lion

Nice, i have this one of Gallenius




Gallienus, AE Antoninianus. Sole Reign. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / DIANAE CONS AVG, Antelope walking right. RIC V-1, Rome 181 (Sole reign).

Fleur de coin, a masterpiece of third century numismatics , fully struck and elegantly toned in great metal. Perfectly centered, with full silvering and full mirror like luster. Struck from fresh dies of the highest artistic merit. Stunning portrait and breathtaking reverse. The finest known. Ex Ebay, 2014.

 

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Thanks for the early morning laugh.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it described as "minor roughness" or "minor porosity" by some auction houses and sellers. I don't think I've ever seen the phrase without the qualifying word "minor", even when the fault in question is the most prominent quality of the coin.

 

LOL, "BUT WAIT!" There's more! A CERTIFICATE with my face on it! ALL THIS for $2,000, but I will cut you a deal for $150!"

 

Gallienus, Antoninianus
Obv:– GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right
Rev:– SOLI CONS AVG, Bull right, XI in exergue
Minted in Rome
Reference:– RIC 285. RSC 162.

One of the scarcer reverses in this series.

Weight 2.97g. 20.82mm



More standard types:-



Though the eyes on stalks of this one is plain weird.

 

That is some bull! I have seen better legends but you have detail on the bull I don't recall seeing. RIC listings do not put the Zoo coins together but scatter them in alphabetical order making it hard to find them all. I lack both the bull and the Pegasus Mikey showed (the other Sol coin).

 

Uncharacteristically, I only have one zoo-example (a weak panther)



=> I am definitely looking forward to one day making my swan-song Coin-OPUS and collecting all of the zoo series

Great coins, gang ... I love this coin-type!!

 

A non zoo animal but a left facer with a branch in exe....

Gallienus Antoninianus

Obv:– GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head left
Rev:– SAECVLARHS AVG, stag standing right; palm in exergue
Minted in Antioch. A.D. 265.
Reference:– Göbl 1626a. RIC 656 var. (bust right and SAECVLARES). RSC 925b.

It should be noted that SAECVLARES examples do not actually seem to exist and this SAECVLARHS is the most common spelling with a SAECVLARIS variant being scarcer.

 

Not the best-centered example, but here's a reverse type usually associated with empresses: FECVNDITAS.



And a RESTITVT ORIENTIS with a decently struck reverse, showing the emperor with a cuirasse that imitates six-pack abs.