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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4135242, member: 75937&quot;]That is indeed a Gallienus zoo coin. You may read about this series <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Gallienus%20Zoo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Gallienus%20Zoo" rel="nofollow">here (English)</a> and <a href="http://www.fredericweber.com/GALLIEN/emission_du_bestiaire/index.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fredericweber.com/GALLIEN/emission_du_bestiaire/index.htm" rel="nofollow">here (French)</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse reads DIANAE CONS AVG, Dianae Conservatrix Augusti, which means &quot;to Diana, protector of the Augustus.&quot; Diana, the Roman equivalent of Artemis, was associated with all manner of creatures in the artiodactyl (cloven hooves) order, such as gazelles, deer, elk, and so on. Coins of the zoo series with this reverse legend may feature the animal facing left or right. Here are a few in my collection that have this reverse legend, though I don&#039;t have your particular type (Antelope/gazelle right, Göbl 717b).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-dianae-cons-avg-gazelle-antoninianus-jpg.1003241/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, 253-268 AD.</p><p>Roman Æ Antoninianus, 2.26 g, 16.4 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome Mint 267-268 AD.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.</p><p>Rev: DIANAE CONS AVG, gazelle walking left, XII in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 181; Cohen 165; RCV 10200; Göbl 750b.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-dianae-cons-avg-stag-walking-right-antoninianus-jpg.918410/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon Antoninianus, 3.53 g, 20.1 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 267-268.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right.</p><p>Rev: DIANAE CONS AVG, stag walking right; X I in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 179K; Göbl 745b; Cohen 157; RCV 10201.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-dianae-cons-avg-doe-walking-right-antoninianus-jpg.902157/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 4.63 g, 21.4 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, officina 5, AD 267-268.</p><p>Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.</p><p>Rev: DIANAE CONS AVG, doe standing right, head turned left over shoulder. Є in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 176K; Göbl 728z; Cohen 155; RCV 10199; La Venera 87e.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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