Skip to content
Orbis Collectibles

RIC V Gallienus 454

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 259

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Gallienus, AD 259, catalogued as RIC V Gallienus 454. Obverse: Head of Gallienus, radiate, right. Reverse: Gallienus, in quadriga left, crowned by Victory. Obverse legend: IMP GALLIENVS P AVG. Reverse legend: P M TR P VII COS.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Historical context

Gallienus governed the Roman Empire alongside his father Valerian from 253 to 260, taking responsibility for the west while Valerian ruled the east. In 259, he destroyed an Alemanni army at Mediolanum, an important city in northern Italy where this antoninianus was struck in the same year. Originally introduced in 215 AD as a silver double denomination, the antoninianus suffered repeated debasement over the 3rd century as emperors required coin to pay their troops.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Gallienus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Gallienus, radiate, right
Reverse type
Gallienus, in quadriga left, crowned by Victory
Obverse legend
IMP GALLIENVS P AVG
Reverse legend
P M TR P VII COS

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.gall(2).454
Catalogue reference
RIC V Gallienus 454
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.gall(2).454
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Research required
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
Research required
Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
Can you source one of these? Submit a reference