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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3550969, member: 75937&quot;]It is thought-provoking why the obverse inscription uses the genitive/dative feminine form of Gallienus&#039; name and the title <i>augusta</i>. There has been a lot of speculation over the years* and I don&#039;t think we&#039;ll ever know the real answer as to why this coin was issued with this obverse inscription. This use of the feminine conjugation is probably the reason behind Gibbons&#039; characterization of Gallienus as &quot;effeminate.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Be that as it may, Gallienus inherited a mess and I&#039;m not sure many others could have done a better job.</p><p><br /></p><p>*See, for example, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VBIQVE%20PAX" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VBIQVE%20PAX" rel="nofollow">this listing</a> in Seth Stevenson&#039;s <i>Dictionary of Roman Coins</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my favorite Gallienus coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943645[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]943646[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943650[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]943648[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943651[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]943652[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943653[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]943654[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943655[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]943656[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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