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)

Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ 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 Ӕ 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 Ӕ Antoninianus    20mm    2.7g IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. APOLLINI CONS AVG; Gryphon walking left. In ex. Δ RIC Vi Rome 165; MIR 718
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ 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   Unusual bust (result of double strike)
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ Antoninianus   19mm     3.1g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. DIANAE CONS AVG; antelope right. In ex. XI RIC Vi Rome 181; MIR 747
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ Antoninianus   19x22mm   3.2g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. DIANAE CONS AVG; antelope right. In ex. XI RIC Vi Rome 181; MIR 747 Mildenhall Hoard of 1833
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ 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 Ӕ 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 Ӕ Antoninianus 20x22mm     2.8g IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. LIBERO P CONS AVG; panther walking left. In ex. B RIC Vi Rome 229; Göbl 713z Mildenhall Hoard of 1833
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ 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 Ӕ 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 Ӕ Antoninianus    19x22mm    3.2g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. SOLI CONS AVG; winged horse right. In ex. A RIC Vi Rome 283, MIR 712
Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ Antoninianus    19x20mm    3.1g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. SOLI CONS AVG; Bull standing right. In ex. XI RIC Vi Rome 285, MIR 749
Salonina A.D. 267- 268 Ӕ Antoninianus   19x20mm     3.1g COR[N] SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent. IVNONI CONS AVG, Elk standing right; Δ in exergue. RIC Vi Rome 14; MIR 726
Salonina A.D. 267- 268 Ӕ Antoninianus   20x21mm     2.7g COR SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent. IVNONI CONS AVG, Elk standing left; Δ in exergue. RIC Vi Rome 16; MIR 725 rr

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