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Gallienus AE Antoninianus Rome AD 256-257
Obverse: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: VICTORIA-GERMAN, Victory, standing left, facing right, presenting wreath to Gallienus, who is in military attire, standing right, facing left, holding globe in right hand and inverted spear/long scepter in left hand No Fieldmarks/Officina No Mintmark RIC V Valerian (Joint) 452
**SCARCER REVERSE TYPE ‘GERMAN VICTORY’ NGC CERTIFIED** Issued from Rome during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus to celebrate or advertise a victory over Germanic tribes, likely the Alamanni, around AD 256-257; a lovely example of a scarcer type which fully spells out VICTOIRA GERMAN and thus leaves no doubt about the perceived meaning; the joint reign portraits of Gallienus are interesting, for the look next to nothing like his portrait style from AD 260 onwards, and likely shows Valerians extreme conservatism, whilst Gallienus would be famous for his extravagance, although he was an excellent cavalry commander who revolutionized the Roman army, for which he gets VERY little credit A lovely black patina features boldly on both obverse and reverse, with excellent details, especially on the reverse; RIC rates this type as Scarce, and for once that is an accurate assessment that I agree with; OCRE currently lists 17 examples, which includes the variations which show a * (star) officina in the reverse center field; auction archives/ACSearch brings up roughly 60, however upon further inspection it becomes clear that of the 60, more than HALF are the same dozen or so examples either being relisted by the same auction house or the same coin being consigned by collectors; thus in conclusion, there appears to be roughly three dozen or examples with VICTORIA GERMAN reverse All coins are authentic and from my own personal collection. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Over the coming weeks I will be adding more fixed price listings of Late Roman Bronze Coins so please check back with me. If
there is any specific type you are looking for let me know. I have an
extensive Late Antique collection with AE and some AR issues dating from
the mid 3rd Century AD to the 8th Century AD I
strive to make accurate impressions of the coins I list, thus my
listings tend to have a multitude of photos, taken under different light
sources and from different angles, as there is nothing worse (in my
opinion) than purchasing a coin and having it arrive looking nothing
like the photo! Thank You |