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CoinOfNote

Last week I shared a Roman coin from Gallienus featuring a stag. This week, I have another from the same series, featuring an Antelope. Even more interesting, like my Henry III penny, it has been cut in half! But why? More: coinofnote.com/cut-gallienus-a

Bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Script: Latin Lettering: GALLIENVS AVG Translation: Gallienus Augustus. Gallienus, emperor (Augustus). Coin cut in half showing only the upper half, from the Emperor's eyes upward
Antelope, walking right or left. Officina mark in exergue. Script: Latin Lettering: DIANAE CONS AVG XI Translation: Dianae Conservatrix Avgusti. To Diana, protector of the emperor (Augustus). Coin cut in half showing only from the Antelope's body up.
Sep 09, 2023, 11:34 AM·Public·Web
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