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Title	Rome, Gallienus, AE Antoninianus, 253-268 AD
Obverse	Radiate Head of Gallienus
Reverse	Victory and Emperor Standing
Type/denomination	AE Antoninianus
Origin	Rome
Period	253-268 AD
Description	This bronze antoninianus was minted during the reign of Gallienus (253-268 AD). The obverse features the radiate head of Gallienus, and the reverse shows Victory and the emperor standing and facing each other. The antoninianus was originally silver, but it became practically a bronze coin due to the debasement of the coinage during Gallienus' reign. In 253 AD, Valerian became Roman emperor and he appointed his son, Gallienus, Augustus as well. Valerian and Gallienus had joint rule of the empire, though they commanded different parts, until 260, when Valerian was captured by Shapur I of Persia. Valerian was humiliated, subjugated, and died in captivity. From 260-268, Gallienus was the sole ruler of the empire. Throughout his entire reign, however, he spent most of his time putting down revolts and repelling invasions. Gallienus enacted a military policy that restricted senators from military command, thus separating the civil and military authorities. This policy was not appreciated by many in the senatorial class, and is probably part of the reason why the primary sources speak derogatorily of the emperor. In 268, Gallienus was assassinated, and Claudius II became emperor. Gallienus' coinage reveals different aspects of his reign. During the joint rule with his father, he changed the inscriptions on his coins to signify his military independence. Also, "SC" which signified that the coinage was minted by consent of the Senate, was removed from the bronze coinage. Because silver coins were practically reduced to bronze coins, however, the change may have been an economic rather than a political statement.
Publisher	Hillsdale College
Donor	Alwin C. Carus
Collection	Ancient
Accession number	20051182
Catalog Number	Sear 2998

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