Arrived today. Worn and a fairly weak strike, this coin has reverse legend APOLLO CONSERVA, listed as RIC VI(S) Mediolanum 467(2) var fieldmark. Apparently very few examples have a trace of P in left field. RIC 467 is APOLLO CONSER. Regardless of condition I picked it for the reverse which exemplifies his status as God of music amongst many other things. Gallienus, AE antoninianus, Mediolanum mint. 20.34 mm, 2.48 g. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right. / APOLLO CONSERVA, Apollo standing slightly left, head right, holding lyre on alter, right arm raised to head. (some examples still have traces of P in left field). RIC V-1 (S), Milan 467(2) var (fieldmark); Possibly from the Cunetio hoard; Göbl 1167 Not in RIC with P in left field. Feel free to post your Apollo reverses
Great coin, @expat . Here is my Gallienus/Apollo type, but not like yours: Gallienus Æ Antoninianus (c. 267 A.D.) Antioch (or Asian) Mint GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVG, Apollo standing left,holding laurel branch in right hand, left arm leaning on tripod. PXV in exergue. RIC 610; Göbl 1670k (2.96 grams / 23 x 20 mm) eBay May 2019 Here's an Apollo type issued by Gallienus's father Valerian, with Apollo drawing a bow: Valerian I Antoninianus (253 A.D.) Rome Mint IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / APOLINI PROPVG, Apollo, nude except for cloak flying behind, standing right, drawing bow. RIC 74cA; Göbl 44d. (3.26 grams / 20 x 18 mm) eBay Jan. 2022 Notes: "The reverse (refers) to "Apollo who defends us" linked with the story of Apollo killing the serpent at Delphi and creating the Pythian games, described in Ovid's Metamorphoses..." @Sulla80 on Coin Talk
