Gallienus wants YOU to help build the CT Zoo

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  1. NicholasMaximus

    NicholasMaximus Well-Known Member

    I know this has been shown a few times, but this thread inspired me to grab a coin I came across today. A Hippocamp right.

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  3. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    This thread was really all too tempting for me! I was simply unable to resist buying two more Gallienus zoo coins to go with the three I already had, and they arrived today. I am quite pleased with them, but no more, of course. Five is plenty.

    Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (8th Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG / Rev. Centaur walking left holding a globe in extended right hand and a reversed rudder in left hand, with right front leg lifted, APOLLINI CONS AVG; H [Eta = 8th Officina] in exergue. RIC V-1 164, RSC IV 73 (ill.), Wolkow 1a8, Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 738, Sear RCV III 10178. 20 mm., 3.42 g., 12 h.

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    Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (4th Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG / Rev. Gryphon walking left, APOLLINI CONS AVG; Δ [Delta = 4th Officina] in exergue. RIC V-1 166, RSC IV 76, Wolkow 4a4, Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 718, Sear RCV III 10180. 20.5 mm., 3.29 g., 6 h.

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  4. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    WoWiE!! I don't know what's more stunning, those excellent portraits or those wonderfully rendered mythical creatures:woot::artist::chicken::cat::cow::singing:
     
  5. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    Thanks -- they were a nice change from all the stags and does and gazelles and antelopes and elks I have for both Gallienus and Philip I & II!
     
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  6. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Just have this pretty cool Centaur .. not the best of grade but I really do love this coin for a few reasons:
    I had just started collecting and knew absolutely zero (just slightly less then now).
    When attending my very first coin show - which was in a small town and featured 99.9% modern coins I found an old Dealer with a single ancients binder.. 3 for $10.
    So for $3.33 I did pretty well - still one of my faves!

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  7. NicholasMaximus

    NicholasMaximus Well-Known Member

    @DonnaML @Ryro

    The portraits are very nice, but that Gryphon reverse really grabs my attention. What a beautiful coin!
     
  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Gallienus’ Wife

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    RI Empress Salonina wife of Gallienus 254-268 CE AE Antoninianus 3.61g 20mm Rome mint 267-268 CE crescent Deer / Stag Walking delta RIC 15
     
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  9. Orange Julius

    Orange Julius Well-Known Member

    Here's my best look at a Tigress!
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    ...and some others for fun:
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  10. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Oh, wow, both are nice, but I love that fierce-looking gryphon!
     
  11. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

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  12. limmle

    limmle Active Member

    Another boar, not in very good condition but they’re hard to come by.
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    Rome mint, 267-268

    Obverse: GALLIENVS [AVG], radiate head of Gallienus right.

    Reverse: HERCVLI CONS AV-G, boar right, E in exergue

    Reference: RIC 202
     
  13. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    Since this was the most comprehensive thread on the "zoo" coins of Gallienus that we've had since I joined CT, I thought I'd add my two newest ones here, instead of beginning a new thread.

    First, an antelope left:

    Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (3rd Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG / Rev. Antelope walking left, DIANAE CONS AVG; Γ [Gamma = 3rd Officina] in exergue. RIC V-1 181 [p. 146, Obverse 8K], RSC IV 165, Sear RCV III 10200, Wolkow 7a3 [Cédric Wolkow, Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 716. 20 mm., 3.59 g., 7 h.

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    Second, Pegasus right. I already posted the seller's photos yesterday in
    @Pishpash's "Pigasus" thread, but I think these (while I'm sure they're not any better technically) show the reddish coloring a bit better:

    Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (1st Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Pegasus springing right, about to take flight. SOLI CONS AVG; A offset to right in exergue. RIC V-1 283 (p. 155), RSC IV 979, Sear RCV III 10362, Wolkow 26a1[Cédric Wolkow, Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 712b. 21 mm., 3.12 g, 11 h.

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    That's some shaving rash!

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    And here are photos (without detailed descriptions) of the five I already had, giving me a total of seven, out of the 32 different types on the list I posted earlier in this thread.

    Centaur left w/globe (Apollo, 8th Officina)

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    Gryphon left (Apollo, 4th Officina)

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    Doe right w/head turned back (Diana, 5th Officina)

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    Gazelle right (Diana, 11th Officina)

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    Tigress left (Liber Pater, 2nd Officina)

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    Detail showing stripes distinguishing tigress variety from the panther:

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  14. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Now I have to show a close-up of my tigress, @DonnaML!

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  15. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Surely some of the finest examples of their various types. Coingrats on the amazing new additions!
    Now I clearly need to upgrade my gal pal pegasus
     
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  16. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Does Philip I get a chance at an entry, cuz he was celebrating Rome’s 1000 Year Anniversary?

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    RI Philip I 244-249 CE AR Ant radiate zoo Antelope SAECVLARES 1000 yr anniv Rome
     
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  17. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    Nice coin, but that's a whole different thread! We wouldn't want to get our animals all mixed up together, would we? The Philip animals are actually much easier to collect, since there are only 6 or 7 in total. They're also easier to find in nice condition.
     
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  18. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    LOL, yeah, I know. But, I was always the Rebel.
     
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  19. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

     
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  20. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    Some gorgeous additions to an already fabulous collection (a collection does not have to be big to be fabulous) @DonnaML

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  21. Choucas

    Choucas Well-Known Member

    Some wonderful reverses on this thread. Nice additions Donna ML.

    Here's an unusual doe from Gallienus... with a Divo Claudio obverse. One of the many irregular hybrids struck between Gallienus and early Aurelian. Perhaps with one or two stolen official dies. Poor condition but you don't see this so often.
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