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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1709337, member: 19463"]The appeal to me of Gallienus is the considerable variety to be found in his coins. His first issues as co-Augustus with his father Valerian were silver or at least gray enough to look like silver, reasonably well struck and usually what I might call boring in terms of types. By the end of his sole reign, there was no silver in the coins which were often crudely produced but sometimes had interesting types (including the zoo series). Along the way there were several mints with distinctive styles including a few coins that were really professionally produced even though they were after the silver had disappeared. There are also barbarous copies and coins of the wife and kids making a huge opportunity for spending the budget. There is a lot to study. Gallienus did not make a practice of using mintmarks that make life easy on collectors but there were characteristics that allow separating issues for those who like to study coins rather than just own them. </p><p>[ATTACH]262538.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262539.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262540.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262541.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262542.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1709337, member: 19463"]The appeal to me of Gallienus is the considerable variety to be found in his coins. His first issues as co-Augustus with his father Valerian were silver or at least gray enough to look like silver, reasonably well struck and usually what I might call boring in terms of types. By the end of his sole reign, there was no silver in the coins which were often crudely produced but sometimes had interesting types (including the zoo series). Along the way there were several mints with distinctive styles including a few coins that were really professionally produced even though they were after the silver had disappeared. There are also barbarous copies and coins of the wife and kids making a huge opportunity for spending the budget. There is a lot to study. Gallienus did not make a practice of using mintmarks that make life easy on collectors but there were characteristics that allow separating issues for those who like to study coins rather than just own them. [ATTACH]262538.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262539.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262540.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262541.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]262542.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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