Here's one that I couldn't pass up, an antoninianus of Gallienus featuring Pegasus on the reverse from @John Anthony 's auction of last week. Because of his long reign he managed to strike a varied and interesting coinage, even in the base metals. One could probably make a career out of strictly collecting Gallienus coins. Despite his faults, Gallienus was an interesting third-century character who provided fiscal support to the Neo-Platonist philosopher Plotinus. Type: AE antoninianus Rome mint, A.D. 267-268 Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right Reverse: SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus springing right Reference: RIC V 282 Anyway, feel free to post some of your interesting Gallienus types in this thread.
Sweet late Pegasii, Bing and ACH. My only Pegasus is a card carrying Republican....literally, 90 BCE! I see Pegasii we're strong and thin by the time the 3rd Century CE rolled around. Back in the BCE they seemed to have a weight problem. My poor Pegasus is so obese I don't see how it can fly. Look at those small little legs desperately holding all that weight while my little flying porker attempts to take off. Poor thing!
I'm told it isn't actually Pegasus, but rather one of the (nameless?) winged horses that draw Sol's chariot through the sky. (Yeah, that burst my bubble too. ) Rome, 1st officina
this type has more to do with the imminent end of his reign-- "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 , winged horse) 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 (winged horse, bull)"
Nice job @ancient coin hunter ! I really like your pegasus! Nice find. How about Gallienus, his wife, and some Pegasi? RI Gallienus 253-268 CE Ant Hercules RI Salonina wife of Gallienus 254-268 CE AE Ant 3.61g 20mm Rome mint 267-268 CE crescent Deer Walking delta RIC 15 Pegasus: RR AE Double Litra 235 BCE 19.5mm 6.54g Rome mint Hercules r club - Pegasus r club ROMA Cr 27-3 HN Italy 316 S 591 Carthage Siculo AE 15 Palm Tree Pegasus Bruttium Lokroi Eizephyrioi 300-268 BC AE 23 Athena Pegasus RR Q Titius AR Quinarius 90 BCE PEGASOS Sear 240 RR Titius 90BCE Denarius Sear 239
Great Gallienus / Pegasus coin Ancient Coin Hunter! Curious, what is the reference source? I know if I was Sol the Sun God I would totally use thee Pegasus. Why settle for generic when you can order name brand! Here is another: Gallienus / Pegasus
Not sure where I heard this! I thought Jim Phelps said it (on his Gallienus zoo page) but I can't find it now... it does appear to be right that Helios/Sol didn't use Pegasus, as far as I can tell.
Not sure where I heard this! I thought Jim Phelps said it (on his Gallienus zoo page)but I can't find it now... it does appear to be right that Helios/Sol didn't use Pegasus, as far as I can tell. Thanks! Was not aware of these reference pages. Cool info! Found the reference & reference pages (below): "It's much more likely that these "Pegasus" coins depict the winged horses which drew his golden chariot across the sky each day. Ovid names these four winged horses as Pyrois, Eos, Aethon, and Phlegm." https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Gallienus Zoo http://web.archive.org/web/20140316163147/http://www.lunalucifera.com:80/Zoo/sol.html
