RIC V Gallienus 457
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC V Gallienus 457. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Gallienus. Mint: Mediolanum. The obverse shows head of Gallienus, radiate, right, with the legend IMP GALLIENVS AVG. The reverse shows gallienus, seated left, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left hand, with the legend P M TR P VII COS.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Struck at the mint of Mediolanum, this silver antoninianus belonged to a denomination introduced by Caracalla in 215 AD and valued at two denarii. The antoninianus featured the emperor wearing a radiate crown to indicate that it was a double denomination. Struck during a period when emperors required coinage to pay troops, the coin's obverse bears the emperor's portrait with the legend "IMP GALLIENVS AVG", while the reverse shows Gallienus seated with a globe and short sceptre alongside the legend "P M TR P VII COS".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Antoninianus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mediolanum
- Authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Gallienus, radiate, right
- Reverse
- Gallienus, seated left, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left hand
- Obverse legend
- IMP GALLIENVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M TR P VII COS
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC V Gallienus 457
- Denomination and metal
- Antoninianus, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP GALLIENVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- P M TR P VII COS
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
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
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.5.gall(2).457
Research required
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- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
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