My favorite Gallienus

I have quite a few Gallienus coins that I like a lot. I am particularly fond of the one below:

IMP CP LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG // LIBERALITAS AVGG

Mint: Rome
Date: ca. 254-256
RIC 147

Note the lifelike bust with the neckbeard and Gallienus looking up to the sky.

 

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Here's the piece in my emperors set.



Antoninianus of Gallienus, Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG “Gallienus augustus.” Reverse: MARS VICTOR “Mars victorious in war.” Mars advancing with a spear and shield . Sear 10286

 

My most lifelike portrait is here. Reverse die is beat to death, not unlike the man himself.

 

My example of the centaur, 8th Officina (H), the same type as the one you posted, holding a globe and reversed rudder (there's also a type with a bow and arrow):

 

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I have some Gallienus that I like a lot though











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Great coin! I have one of those I like a lot as well.

 

GALLIENUS
Billon Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: LVNA LVCIF, Diana walking right holding torch in both hands, PXV in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 260-268 AD
3.8g, 20mm
RIC VI 609

 

Since I collect only Sestertii and larger Roman bronze, the family of Gallienus is a tough task.


Valerian: 18.4gm. Father of Gallienus. Became Emperor of Rome in 253. Captured by Shapur of Persia in 260, died in captivity.


Mariniana: 14.9gm. Second wife of Valerian. Probable birth-mother of Gallienus. Died in Rome around the time her husband became Emperor in 253. Her sestertii are all postumus.



Gallienus: 15.1gm. Became co-Emperor with his father in 253. Became sole Emperor in 260 when his father was captured by Shapur, never to be heard from again. Gallienus reigned for 15 continual-wars years. He was assassinated in 268.



Salonina: 16.0gm. Wife of Gallienus. Died in Rome in the purge of Gallienus' remaining family and allies after his assassination in 268.



Valerian2: 21.5gm. Oldest son of Gallienus. Was killed in battle or died of Plague in 258 while on campaign in present-day Albania. All sestertii of Valerian2 are postumus and are scarce.



Saloninus: 16.8gm. Second son of Gallienus. Captured and executed at age 17 by Postumus in 260. I was outbid at over $8K on the only other (slightly better) one I have seen offered in the past 20 years. This piece is the only sestertius of Saloninus I have seen with the SC on its reverse.

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Great video. I like the way he explained the legends and how the silver content went down in stages (the when and why questions I always had) when I first started collecting I always passed because I loved silver coins, then I learned more about acients and had to add copper/bronze coins to add to the "Total" collection. They are cool to have.

 

Just received this beautiful Gallienus from Adraa in Arabia:

Adraa. Gallienus. AD 253-268. (8.4g , 20mm). Dated CY 151 (AD 256/7). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, gorgoneion on breastplate / Dome-shaped baetyl on altar supported by columns; flight of steps between columns. Spijkerman 17; SNG ANS 1135; Rosenberger 8.

 

Incredible! Those two will be forever missing in my Sestertius portrait gallery and yours are the finest I have seen since NAC sold the Conte Collection and likely the best anyone on this forum will ever own (99% of us will never touch even a lowest grade example). Sigh...