Antoninianus - Gallienus ORIENS AVG; Sol
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 260-268 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.9 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 289154 |
| References | RIC V.1# 495k 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).495kOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Gallienus, radiate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GALLIENVS AVG
Translation:
Gallienus Augustus.
Gallienus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Sol, radiate, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ORIENS AVG
Translation:
Oriens Augusti.
The rising sun of the emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Mediolanum, modern-day Milan, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 2.14–3.66 g;
Diameter varies: 18–21 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 18–21 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (260-268) | RIC V.1# 495k.1 | ||||||||||||||
| ND (260-268) | RIC V.1# 495k.2; "P" on reverse in exergue | ||||||||||||||
| ND (260-268) | RIC V.1# 495k.3; "S" on reverse in exergue | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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