New Gallienus Panther

Great OP Gallienus zoo panther

I have now two, since I scored a scarce left facing bust in 2021





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That's a fun coin for anyone's collection, @AncientNumis! Nice write-up, too.

Panther type:

Gallienus, 253-268 AD.
Roman Æ Antoninianus, 2.65 g, 20.1 mm, 5 h.
Rome Mint, 10th emission, 267-268 AD.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.
Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, panther walking left, B in exergue.
Refs: RIC 230K; Göbl 713b; Cohen 586; RCV 10281; Cunetio 1341; Hunter 112.​

Tigress type:

Gallienus, 253-268 AD.
Roman Æ Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.8 mm, 5 h.
Rome Mint, 10th emission, 267-268 AD.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.
Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, tiger walking left, B in exergue.
Refs: RIC 230K; Göbl 713b; Cohen 586; RCV 10281; Cunetio 1341; Hunter 112.​

 

Here's my panther. Weak strike, but overall decent

 

My first new addition to my Gallienus Zoo series coins in quite some time arrived today: a centaur facing right, with bow and arrow, to go with the centaur facing left I already had (see photo above). It's also the first coin I've ever bought from a dealer in Sweden! Not that I should really find that so unusual. After all, the Romans got a lot closer to Sweden than they did to New York City. I hadn't seen one of these in such good condition available in a while, so I bought it as soon as I noticed it.

Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (7th Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG / Rev. Centaur walking right, holding bow with right hand and drawing arrow and bowstring with left hand, left front leg lifted, APOLLINI CONS AVG; Z [Zeta = 7th Officina] in exergue. RIC V-1 163, RSC IV 72, Wolkow 2a7 (ill. p. 41) [Cédric Wolkow, Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 735, Sear RCV III 10177. 20 mm., 2.96 g. Purchased Jan. 2022 from Ingemar Wallin Utveckling AB, Uppsala, Sweden.

 

Great coin Donna! I think what I like about these coins so much is that they show animals (obviously) but are a diverse series that can be captured at a reasonable cost and the hunt to find ever better examples could keep a collector busy forever. Here’s my Centaur of a different type with rudder and globe!

Gallienus - Centaur Left
Obverse:- GALLIENVS AVG, Head right with radiate crown
Reverse:- APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur facing left with globe & rudder
Exergue:- H
RIC 164 GOBL 738b CUNETIO 1386 CMR 1a8(A)