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Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 07/31/2019 7:43 pm Hi Everyone, I've just got this very nice billion silvered Antoninianus(2 Denarii) of Emperor Gallienus. More about him: Gallienus (/#716;#609;æli#712;#603;n#601;s/; Latin: Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus; c. 218 - September 268 AD), also known as Gallien, was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 22 October 253 to spring 260 and alone from spring 260 to September 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. While he won a number of military victories, he was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces. His 15-year reign was the longest since the 19-year rule of Caracalla. Born into a wealthy and traditional senatorial family, Gallienus was the son of Valerian and Mariniana. Valerian became Emperor on 22 October 253 and had the Roman senate elevate Gallienus to the ranks of Caesar and Augustus. Valerian divided the empire between him and his son, with Valerian ruling the east and his son the west. Gallienus defeated the usurper Ingenuus in 258 and destroyed an Alemanni army at Mediolanum in 259. The defeat and capture of Valerian at Edessa in 260 by the Sasanian Empire threw the Roman Empire into the chaos of civil war. Control of the whole empire passed to Gallienus. He defeated the eastern usurpers Macrianus Major and Mussius Aemilianus in 261-262 but failed to stop the formation of the breakaway Gallic Empire under general Postumus. Aureolus, another usurper, proclaimed himself emperor in Mediolanum in 268 but was defeated outside the city by Gallienus and besieged inside. While the siege was ongoing, Gallienus was stabbed to death by the officer Cecropius as part of a conspiracy. More about this coin too: Metal: Billon Denomination: Antoninianus Date Struck: A.D. 260 - 268 Diameter: 19.6 mm Weight: 1.705 g Die Axis: 6 h Obverse Legend: IMP GALLIENVS (P?) AVG Obverse Description: Radiate bust right Reverse Legend: SALVS AVG Reverse Description: Aesculapius standing left, leaning on snake entwined staff in left, mp in ex Mint: Siscia Primary Reference: RIC 511 Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/01/2019 02:06 am It seems that lots of Gallienus antoninianii have survived in reasonably nice condition. Some in billon of good enough quality to appear to be nominally a dull gray / white, some silvered, and some in bronze. Apparently, lots of coins were needed to satisfy military demands. At the time of this Emperor, the Empire was in severe financial distress, but that distress seems to have been less severe in some parts. I am theorising that those parts of the Empire in which the Mints were located and were the stress was less severe, may have been able to put more silver into the antoninianus coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 08/01/2019 05:38 am Nice coin! and the metal looks decent too, congrats! Here's a web page you might find interesting..http://gallienus.net/ This guy had a lot of different coins minted! Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 08/01/2019 06:24 am The Antioch coins seem to be the billon ones that have retained their "silver" appearance the best. This is one of my most recent Gallienus purchases. Obv:- GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:- SAECVLARHS AVG, stag standing right; palm in exergue Minted in Antioch. A.D. 265. Reference:- Göbl 1626d. RIC 656 3.10 gms, 20.93mm. 0 degrees Regards, Martin Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/01/2019 06:29 am The gold binio, or double aureus, was also minted during the reign of Gallienus, but they are very rare. Similar to the antoninianus being tariffed at double that aof a denarius, the binio was tariffed at double that of a gold aureus. The binio is easily identified. Like the antoninianus, the emperor is depicted wearing a radiate crown. Although the purity of the gold over 100 years had been maintained, the weight of the aureus had declined by about 50%, and so the binio was basically an answer to that problem, the binio weighing at around 6.5 grams in the reign of Gallienus, similar to the aureus of 100 years earlier. Go to Google Images: 'Binio Gallienus' to see examples of this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 08/01/2019 07:04 am Here's mine from earlier in his reign and seems to have a reasonably decent silver content.. Gallienus, Antoninianus, Minted AD 258-259 (Joint reign) Obverse..GALLIENVS dot P dot F dot AVG Radiate, curaissed bust right Reverse..GERMANICVS MAX V trophy between two seated and bound German captives RIC VI#18 variant obv legend dots..Cologne Report this Post to the Staff
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