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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4558001, member: 75937&quot;]The Latin word <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aentry%3Dvirtus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aentry%3Dvirtus" rel="nofollow"><i>virtus</i></a> means <i>manliness, manhood, strength, vigor, bravery, courage, excellence</i>. And what could be more manly than the emperor as VIRTVS in military attire, holding a spear and a legionary standard?! </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s enough to make you think, &quot;They say this cat Gallienus is a bad mutha ...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Shut yo&#039; mouth!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I&#039;m talking &#039;bout Gallienus!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;We can dig it!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>but then you look at the cartoonish, boyish figure on the reverse ...</p><p><br /></p><p>and, well ...</p><p><br /></p><p>you think &quot;not <i>exactly</i> ...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-virtvs-avgg-emperor-stg-r-c-spear-and-standard-jpg.904091/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 g, 21.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cologne, AD 257-258.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Gallienus in military attire standing right, holding spear and standard.</p><p>Refs: RIC 58F; Göbl 8821; Cohen 1309; RCV 10413; Hunter 58; ERIC II 1030.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Post your coins where the design doesn&#039;t quite live up to the advertising! Post your &quot;Well ... not exactly&quot; coins. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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