Gallienus Zoo Coinage

In A.D. 267- 268, Gallienus issued a series of coins invoking the gods as his protector during the revolt of Postumus and Aureolus. However, the gods did not help Gallienus and he was murdered by his own troops near Milan. This series of coinage is sometimes referred to as Gallienus Zoo Coinage and the reverses include APOLLINI CONS AVG (Centaur, gryphon , winged horse) DIANAE CONS AVG (doe or stag antelope, goat, boar) HERCVLI CONS AVG (lion, boar) IOVI CONS AVG (goat) LIBERO P CONS AVG (panther) MERCVRIO CONS AVG (hippocamp) NEPTVNO CONS AVG (hippocamp or capricorn) SOLI CONS AVG (winged horse, bull)

There is quite a lot of variety, with animals facing left or right and the DIANAE CONS AVG series has several different animals like European Elk (moose) and antelope.




Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 19x23mm 2.3g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
APOLLINI CONS AVG; centaur walking right, drawing bow.
In ex. Z
RIC Vi Rome 163; MIR 735






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 18x20mm 3.7g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
APOLLINI CONS AVG; Centaur walking left, holding globe and trophy.
In ex. H
RIC Vi Rome 164; MIR 738






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 20mm 2.7g
IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
APOLLINI CONS AVG; Gryphon walking left.
In ex. delta
RIC Vi Rome 165; MIR 718






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 19x21mm 3.1g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
DIANAE CONS AVG; moose (European elk) walking left.
In ex. X
RIC Vi Rome 179; MIR 744

the unusual bust is the result of double strike






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 18x20mm 3.5g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
HERCVLI CONS AVG; boar right.
In ex. E
RIC Vi Rome 202; MIR 729






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 18x21mm 2.6g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
IOVI CONS AVG; goat walking left.
In ex. S (digamma)
RIC Vi Rome 207; MIR 731






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 18x19mm 2.6g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
LIBERO P CONS AVG; panther walking left.
In ex. B
RIC Vi Rome 230; MIR 713






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 20mm 4.1g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
NEPTVNO CONS AVG; hippocamp right.
In ex. N
RIC Vi Rome 245; MIR 743






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 19x22mm 3.2g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
SOLI CONS AVG; winged horse right.
In ex. A
RIC Vi Rome 283, MIR 712

Is this Pegasus or one of the winged horses that pull the chariot of Sol? On coins that have Sol in his chariot, the horses are never shown with wings.






Gallienus
A.D. 267-268
AE Antoninianus 19x20mm 3.1g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
SOLI CONS AVG; Bull standing right.
In ex. XI
RIC Vi Rome 285, MIR 749





References--


Roman Imperial Coinage V: Valerian to Florian. London: Spink & Son, 1968.

Göbl, Robert. MONETA IMPERII ROMANI 36, Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Valerianus I / Gallienus / Saloninus (253/268), Regalianus (260), und Macrianus / Quietus (260/262

Wolkow, Cedric. Gallien L'Emission Dite "Du Bestiare" Atelier de Rome