(just a note about Gallienus :) Gallienus was not Augustus from 260, he was Augustus already since 253. When Valerian became emperor in 253, he...
One thing is clear and undisputed: this coin was not minted by professional Roman coin minters. It is a gross imitation of a Roman aureus....
[ATTACH]Gallienus, AE antoninianus, Rome 267/8 Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right Rev.: SOLI CONS AVG / A, Pegasus jumping right Next up:...
[ATTACH] This one from Israel
Yes it was. After all, Antioch has been the capital of the Near-East (capital of the Seleucid Kingdom, after this of the Roman Province of Syria)...
I think it is because of the Z : 7th officina. In the late 3rd c. only Antioch had so many officinas numbered in Greek.
[ATTACH] Another patinated antoninianus with the Pannoniae...
This reminds me the powerful verses of Sophocles in Trachiniae, lines 518-522. The Choir is telling the fight between Herakles and Acheloos :...
A very good specimen of beautiful classical style. The flowing haired river-god is one of the nicest I have seen on this kind of coin... :woot:
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