Antoninianus - Gallienus VIRTVS AVG; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 266-268 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 289425 |
| References | RIC V.1# 623f Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.gall(2).623fOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GALLIENVS AVG
Translation:
Gallienus Augustus.
Gallienus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules, nude except for cloak draped over left arm, standing right, holding club in right hand and apple in left hand. Officina mark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIRTVS AVG
VIIC
Translation:
Virtus Augusti.
Courage of the emperor.
Comments
Mass varies: 2.3–4.95 g;
Diameter varies: 20–21.75 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20–21.75 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (266-268) | |||||||||||||||
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