Interesting dated antoniniani

Dated coins tend to be a rather slim minority type as compared to the much more common coins with actual legends rather than dates. I recently found out that dates could be both in exergue - with an actual legend up top, as well as replacing the legend.


Exergual date:

VIIC:



PXV:




Legend:


And this one is neat, a dated Claudius II. These seem to be less common than Gallienus.

 

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Interesting. What do the dates represent?

 

The first Gallienus is dated P M TR P XV P P, which corresponds to 267. He was COS VII since the previous year, thus I suppose the "VII C" in exergue means Cos. VII.
But what do "P XV" mean? P for (Tribunicia) P(otestas)?

 

I read VIIC as 93, there was my confusion.

I read P as Rho.

Dopey ole me.

 

There was a decent discussion on this back in 2016.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dated-gallienus.274426/
I don't have many dated Gallienus.

 

Very interesting coins. Thanks.

 

These are neat... I especially like your Claudius II. RIC online says the issue celebrates the victory at Naissus!

Here's a Gallienus Serapis (Antioch), TR P XII COS V (264):

 

I have just one dated Gallienus, a common Neptune:

 

One of my favorite reverses of all time