Coins of Gallienus and Family

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Mint of Köln
Göbl 868f
(Göbl does not attest any coins of Köln with this reverse for Gallienus)
IMP GALLIENVS AVGORIENS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightRadiate Sol advancing left, wearing chlamys only, raising right hand, holding whip in left.
Göbl 868hVALERIANVS P F AVGORIENS AVGG
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightRadiate Sol advancing left, wearing chlamys only, raising right hand, holding whip in left.
Göbl 869cIMP VALERIANVSˇPˇAVGSECVRIT PERPET
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightSecuritas standing left, leaning on column right and holding scepter in right hand.
Göbl 870dIMP GALLIENVSˇPˇAVGIOVI VICTORI
Radiate cuirassed bust rightStatue of Jove standing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left, all on large pedestal marked IMP / C E S.
Göbl 870fIMP GALLIENVS AVGIOVI VICTORI
Radiate cuirassed bust rightStatue of Jove standing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left, all on large pedestal marked IMP / C E S.
Göbl 870lGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGIOVI VICTORI
Radiate cuirassed bust rightStatue of Jove standing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left, all on large pedestal marked IMP / C E S.
Göbl 871fIMP GALLIENVS AVGFIDES MILITVM
Radiate cuirassed bust rightEagle standing left on globe, head turned right, holding wreath in beak, between two standards.
Göbl 872d
(2 examples)
GALLIENVS P F AVGGERMANICVS MAX V
Radiate cuirassed bust rightTwo captives seated at the foot of a trophy, their arms tied behind their backs.
Göbl 872mGALLIENVS P F AVGGERMANICVS MAX V
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on farTwo captives seated at the foot of a trophy, their arms tied behind their backs.
Göbl 874l
(2 examples)
GALLIENVS P F AVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightVictory walking right on globe, raising wreath in right hand, trophy over left shoulder, two captives below.
Göbl 874m
(2 examples)
GALLIENVS P F AVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on farVictory walking right on globe, raising wreath in right hand, trophy over left shoulder, two captives below.
Göbl 875dIMP GALLIENVS P AVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust rightVictory advancing right, raising wreath in right hand, trophy over left shoulder.
Göbl 875mGALLIENVS P F AVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on farVictory advancing right, raising wreath in right hand, trophy over left shoulder.
Göbl 877eGALLIENVS AVG GERM VRESTITVTOR GALLIAR
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on farGallienus in military garb, right, raising kneeling Gallia, spear in his left hand.
Göbl 877fIMP GALLIENVS AVGRESTITVTOR GALLIAR
Radiate cuirassed bust rightGallienus in military garb, right, raising kneeling Gallia, spear in his left hand.
Göbl 879dIMP GALLIENVS P AVG
(Göbl shows •P • AVG)
RESTIT GALLIAR
Radiate cuirassed bust rightGallienus in military garb, right, raising kneeling Gallia, spear in his left hand.
Göbl 879lGALLIENVS P F AVGRESTIT GALLIAR
Radiate cuirassed bust rightGallienus in military garb, right, raising kneeling Gallia, spear in his left hand.
Göbl 882l
(2 examples)
GALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightEmperor standing right, holding spear transverse in right hand and standard right with left.
Göbl 884dVALERIANVSˇPˇFˇAVGDEO VOLKANO
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightTetrastyle temple with statue of Vulcan within, holding hammer in right hand and tongs? in left, anvil at feet left.
fouree Göbl 885d counterfeit
(I believe this is too early for a silvered Æ)
VALERIANVS P F AVGDEO VOLKANO
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightTetrastyle temple with statue of Vulcan within, holding hammer in right hand and tongs? in left.
Göbl 886cVALERIANVS P F AVGORIENS AVGG
Radiate draped cuirassed bust right, one ribbon behind, one forward across shoulderRadiate Sol, wearing chlamys, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left.
Göbl 888hGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGP M TR P VII COS IIII P P
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, holding spear transverse in right hand, carrying trophy over left shoulder.
Göbl 889hGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGDEO MARTI
Radiate cuirassed bust rightTetrastyle temple with statue of Mars within, right hand on shield at feet and holding spear in left hand.
Göbl 889iGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGDEO MARTI
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on far.Tetrastyle temple with statue of Mars within, right hand on shield at feet and holding spear in left hand.
fouree Göbl 889 mule
(ancient counterfeit)
SALONINA AVGDEO MARTI
Draped diademed bust right on crescentTetrastyle temple with statue of Mars within, left hand on shield at feet and holding spear in right hand.
Göbl 890h
(2 examples)
GALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGVIRT GALLIENI AVG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightGallienus, with spear in right hand and shield in left, advancing right, treading on fallen enemy.
Göbl 890iGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGVIRT GALLIENI AVG
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on far.Gallienus, with spear in right hand and shield in left, advancing right, treading on fallen enemy.
Göbl 891hGALLIENVS P F AVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust rightVictory advancing left, raising wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder.
Göbl 893h
(2 examples)
GALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust rightVictory advancing left, raising wreath in right hand, treading on captive.
Göbl 893iGALLIENVSˇPˇFˇAVGVICT GERMANICA
Radiate cuirassed bust left with decorated shield on near shoulder and spear on far.Victory advancing left, raising wreath in right hand, treading on captive.
Göbl 898cSALONINA AVGVENVS FELIX
Diademed draped bust right on crescentVenus seated left, reaching with right hand holding an apple to child at her feet left, holding scepter transverse with left hand.
Göbl 899c
(2 examples)
SALONINA AVGVENVS VICTRIX
Diademed draped bust right on crescentVenus standing left, shield on ground behind her, holding apple in right hand and grain ear in left.
Göbl 900cSALONINA AVGVESTA
Diademed draped bust right on crescentVesta seated left, holding Palladium in right hand and scepter in left.
Göbl 902cSALONINA AVGDEAE SEGETIAE
Diademed draped bust right on crescentTetrastyle temple, nimbate statue of Segetiae standing facing within, both hands raised.
Göbl 903cSALONINA AVGFELICITAS PVBLICA
Diademed draped bust right on crescentFelicitas seated left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left.
Göbl 907eVALERIANVS CAESIOVI CRESCENTI
Radiate draped bust right.Infant Jove riding Amalthean goat right, Jove's head left, raising right hand left.
Göbl 909eDIVO VALERIANO CAESCONSACRATIO
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightCrematorium topped with facing quadriga.
Göbl 910eDIVO VALERIANO CAESCONSACRATIO
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightEagle standing left, wings open, head pointed up.
Göbl 911e
(2 examples, the second on an odd scrap of metal, perhaps a trial strike or the last step in a sequence of recycling the left-over metal during flan production)
DIVO VALERIANO CAESCONSACRATIO
Radiate draped bust rightValerian II riding eagle right.
Göbl 914eSALON VALERIANVS CAESPIETAS AVG
Radiate draped bust rightSacrificial implements (Göbl geräte 4.)
Göbl 915eSALON VALERIANVS CAESSPES PVBLICA
Radiate draped bust rightSpes standing left, holding flower in right hand, hitching skirt with left.


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Imperial attributions are based on Göbl Moneta Imperii Romani 36, 43, 44 Die Münzprägung der Kaiser Valerianus I, / Gallienus / Saloninus, Regalianus und Macrianus / Quietus.
Alexandrian attributions are based on Emmett Alexandrian Coins and Milne Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins.
Other provincial attributions from:
SNG Copenhagen,
SNG von Aulock,
SNG France 2 Cilicie,
SNG France 3 Pamphylie / Pisidie / Lycaonie / Galatie,
SNG France 5 Mysie,
Catalog of Greek Coins in the British Museum Collection,
David R. Sear Greek Imperial Coins and their Values,
Lindgren & Kovacs Ancient Bronze Coins of Asia Minor and the Levant from the Lindgren Collection,
Lindgren Ancient Greek Bronze Coins: European Mints from the Lindgren Collection,
Lindgren Lindgren III Ancient Greek Bronze Coins from the Lindgren Collection,
Ivan Varbanov Greek Imperial Coins (2002, in Bulgarian),
Ivan Varbanov Greek Imperial Coins (2005, in English),
W.H. Waddington, E. Babelon, Th. Reinach Recueil Général des Monnaies Grecques d'Asia Mineure,
Alfred R. Bellinger Troy the Coins,
David MacDonald The Coinage of Aphrodisias,
David MacDonald An Introduction to the History and Coinage of the Kingdom of the Bosporus,
David Yonge The So-Called Interregnum Coinage, 1979 Numismatic Chronicle,
the Moushmov translation at Wildwinds,
Ed Snible's Digital Historia Numorum,
or cribbed from the seller's info.

Information on the legions is from Graham Webster The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries A.D.