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Mint of Rome
Göbl 38g
(sestertius)
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Laureate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand. S_C across fields.
Göbl 38m
(as)
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Laureate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand. S_C across fields.
Göbl 38tIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate draped bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand.
Göbl 38vIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand.
Göbl 38bb
(sestertius)
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Laureate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand. S_C across fields.
Göbl 38dd
(sestertius)
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Laureate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, leaning on shield at feet left, holding spear in left hand. S_C across fields.
Göbl 83qIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, resting right hand on shield at feet and holding spear in left.
Göbl 84oIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right holding spear in right hand and trophy, over shoulder, in left.
Göbl 86pIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust right, one ribbon behind, one forward across shoulderMars standing left, holding reversed spear in right hand, resting left hand on shield at feet.
Göbl 86q
(2 examples)
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust right, both ribbons behindMars standing left, holding reversed spear in right hand, resting left hand on shield at feet.
Göbl 120k
(2 examples)
IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERMVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right holding spear n right hand and trophy over left shoulder.
Göbl 150kIMP GALLIENVS P F AVG G MVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right holding spear n right hand and trophy over left shoulder.
Göbl 152bIMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding reversed spear in right hand, resting left on shield at feet right.
Göbl 152kIMP GALLIENVS P F AVG G MVIRTVS AVGG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding reversed spear in right hand, resting left on shield at feet right.
Göbl 343aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate head right, one ribbon behind, one forward across shoulderMars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in left field.
Göbl 344aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate head right, one ribbon behind, one forward across shoulderMars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in right field.
Göbl 344cGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate head right, slight drapery on both shouldersMars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in right field.
Göbl 344eGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate head right, both ribbons behindMars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in right field. (die clash)
Göbl 344x
(2 examples)
GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in right field.
Göbl 375aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate head rightMars standing left, resting right hand on shield at feet left and holding in left hand. VI in right field.
Göbl 375x
(2 examples)
GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, resting right hand on shield at feet left and holding in left hand. VI in right field.
ancient counterfeit of Göbl 375xvar
  • obverse legend and bust are joint reign, reverse is sole reign
  • officina marking wrong for joint reign
  • coin is significantly undersize and underweight
  • IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG G MVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, resting right hand on shield at feet left and holding in left hand. VI in right field.
    Göbl 381xGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, foot on helmet left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left. P in right field.
    Göbl 569aGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear.
    Göbl 569wGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear.
    Göbl 570aGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear. A in left field.
    Göbl 570c
    (Göbl does not attest this bust for this reverse)
    GALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate head with slight drapery on both shoulders rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear. A in left field. (Significant damage to rear die from die clash)
    Göbl 570tGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear. A in left field.
    Göbl 571aGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, resting left hand on shield and spear. A in right field.
    Göbl 582a
    (severely double(maybe triple-)-struck obverse)
    GALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Radiate head rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left.
    Göbl 582wGALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left.
    Göbl 582bbvar
    (denarius)
    (Göbl does not attest this obverse legend for this reverse)
    IMP GALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Laureate head rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left.
    Göbl 583a
    (2 examples)
    GALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Radiate head rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left, E in right field.
    Göbl 583rGALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left, E in right field.
    Göbl 583wGALLIENVS AVGVBERITAS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightUberitas standing left holding marsupium in right hand and cornucopia in left, E in right field.
    Göbl 635aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGVSTI
    Radiate head rightMars standing left holding olive branch in right hand and spear in left.
    Göbl 636a
    (2 examples)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGVSTI
    Radiate head rightMars standing left holding olive branch in right hand and spear in left. X in left field.
    Göbl 637aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVGVSTI
    Radiate head rightMars standing left holding olive branch in right hand and spear in left. X in right field.
    Göbl 657wš
    (Göbl does not attest this obverse legend for this reverse)
    IMP GALLIENVS P F AVGMARTI PACIFERO
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, raising branch in right hand, holding spear in left, shield at feet right. A in left field.
    Mint of Viminacium
    Göbl 794dIMP P LIC VALERIANO AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding Victory in right hand, left hand on spear and shield at feet right. (A rather badly worn die here)
    Göbl 811dIMP VALERIANVS P AVGVIRTVS AVGG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left, shield at feet right.
    Göbl 828cIMP VALERIANVS P AVGVIRTVS AVGG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, right hand on shield at feet left, holding reversed spear with left hand.
    Göbl 828qIMP GALLIENVS P AVGVIRTVS AVGG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, right hand on shield at feet left, holding reversed spear with left hand.
    Mint of Köln
    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.
    Mint of Mediolanum
    Göbl 970vGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS MIL
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding spear with right hand, left resting on shield at feet right.
    Göbl 1033rGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PACIFE
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding branch in right hand and spear and shield with left.
    Göbl 1147m
    (2 examples)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left.
    Göbl 1147oGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head right, slight drapery on both shouldersMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left.
    Göbl 1147aaGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left.
    Göbl 1149kGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head right, slight drapery on both shouldersMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left. P in exergue.
    Göbl 1150hGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head rightMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left. S in exergue.
    Göbl 1150kGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head right, slight drapery on both shouldersMars standing left, holding reversed spear right and shield left. S in exergue.
    Mint of Siscia
    Göbl 1439iGALLIENVS AVGMARTI PROPVGNATORI
    Radiate head rightMars advancing right, carrying shield and transverse spear right, cloak flying behind.
    Mint of Antioch
    Göbl 1566aIMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVGVICTORIAE AVGG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing, head right, holding spear left and shield right.
    Göbl 1566dIMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGVICTORIAE AVGG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing, head right, holding spear left and shield right.
    Göbl 1584bIMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVGG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right and shield left.
    Göbl 1617bGALLIENVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left.
    Göbl 1617eGALLIENVS P F AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left. Star in left field.
    Göbl 1617gGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left. Star in left field.
    Göbl 1617iGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left. Star in exergue.
    Göbl 1617lGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left. Crescent in left field.
    clumsy counterfeit in the style of Göbl 1617[.]ALLIENVS AVGVIRT[...]
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing left, holding spear right, leaning on shield left.
    Göbl 1632aGALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate head leftMars advancing right, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield. Branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1632cGALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield. Branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1632dGALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield. Branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1632fvar
    (Gobl does not attest the "slightly crouching" style reverse for this bust)
    GALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, crouching slightly, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield.
    Göbl 1632i(1)GALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, crouching slightly, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield.
    Göbl 1632i(2)GALLIENVS AVGMARS VICTOR
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, wearing helmet, carrying spear and shield.
    Göbl 1636aGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head leftMars advancing right, holding transverse spear and globe right, branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1636cGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, holding transverse spear and globe right, branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1636dGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, holding transverse spear and globe right, branch in exergue.
    Göbl 1636iGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars advancing right, holding transverse spear and globe right.
    Göbl 1666a
    (Göbl does not attest this bust for this reverse)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding spear left, leaning on shield right. VIICˇ in exergue.
    Göbl 1666e
    (Göbl does not attest this bust for this reverse)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate head leftMars standing right, holding spear left, leaning on shield right.
    Göbl 1666f
    (I'm surprised that Göbl places both these coins with the shield raised, and those with the shield grounded, together in row 1666.)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding spear left and shield right.
    Göbl 1666gGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding spear left and shield right.
    Göbl 1666iGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding long spear left, leaning on shield right. PXV in exergue.
    Göbl 1666kGALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightMars standing right, holding spear left, leaning on shield right. PXV in exergue.
    Göbl 1666m
    (Göbl does not attest this obverse, with delta, with this reverse with PXV)
    GALLIENVS AVGVIRTVS AVG
    Radiate draped cuirassed bust right, Δ beneathMars standing right, holding spear left, leaning on shield right. PXV in exergue.
    Provincial: Coela in Thrace
    Cohen 1364var (both legends)
    Æ23
    IMP GALLIEHAEL MOV_NI_CI CO
    Laureate head rightMarsyas standing right, carrying wineskin over shoulder and holding cup high, right.
    Provincial: Alexandria Troas
    BMC 182var,
    Bellinger 460
    Æ21
    [?] GALLIENVCOL AVG TROA
    Laureate draped bust rightMarsyas standing right, carrying wineskin over shoulder and holding cup high, right.
    Provincial: Laerte in Cilicia
    SNG Levante supplement 67
    (this coin)
    Æ32
    AVT KAI ΠO ΛI ΓAΛΛIH_N_O_C CΛAEPTE_I_TΩN
    Laureate draped cuirassed bust right, IA beforeHermes seated left on rocks, holding marsupium left and caduceus over shoulder right.
    Provincial: Heliopolis in Coele-Syria
    cf. Lindgren & Kovacs 2172 (Valerian)
    Æ28
    IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENVS AVGCOL IVL AVG / FEL HEL
    Laureate cuirassed bust rightConfronted busts of Mercury left, caduceus behind, and Tyche right, legionary standard over cornucopia behind, marsupium between.
    Provincial: Tyre in Phoenicia
    Lindgren & Kovacs 2398 (this coin)
    Æ29
    IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVGCOL TVRO METRO
    Radiate cuirassed bust rightAstarte standing left, being crowned by Victory on column right, building trophy left. Small figure of Marsyas at feet left, murex shell in extreme right field.
    unknown
    Æ29
    IMP C P LIC [...]COL T_VRO [...]
    Laureate draped bust rightRoma seated at right, facing left, holding small Nike, who holds wreath to crown her, murex below; on left side of coin Astarte standing left, being crowned by a small Nike standing on a column, while Astarte builds a trophy, Marsyas of the forum at her feet to left.
    Lindgren & Kovacs 2398var
    (radiate head)

    Æ29
    [IMP C P] LIC GALLIENV[S AVG]COL TV[RO [...]
    Laureate draped bust rightAstarte also being crowned by a small Nike standing on a column, Marsyas of the forum at her feet to left. Murex shell in right field.


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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.