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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1802674, member: 19463&quot;]Gallienus coins are not all poor quality but he went through a period where some mints were downright terrible.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the same period saw the most interesting types including the animals.&nbsp;&nbsp; The earliest joint reign and late Antioch mint coins can be well made.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the animal coins issued by any emperor were related to a god who was associated with that animal.&nbsp; Liber (god of wine) was associated with the panther so any coin with legend LIBERO P CONS AVG must be suspected to show a panther.&nbsp; Read the legends on your other animals and see who was being honored.&nbsp; I am not aware of a god who liked the hyena so finding one on a coin seems unlikely.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have two panthers.&nbsp; My first has nice reverse legends but weak centers.&nbsp; I &#039;upgraded&#039; with a better panther but part legends coin and was about to put the old one in my sales box.&nbsp; Then I looked at my file on the coin and discovered that I had forgotten where I got the junker.&nbsp; It is ex John Quincy Adams collection.&nbsp; I paid more than it was worth in 1997 ($11) because of the Adams tag so I&#039;ll keep it now.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]293166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]293167[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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