In A.D. 267- 268, Gallienus issued a series of coins invoking the gods as his protector during the revolt of Postumus and Aureolus. However, the gods did not help Gallienus and he was murdered by his own troops near Milan. This series of coinage is sometimes referred to as Gallienus Zoo Coinage and the reverses include APOLLINI CONS AVG (Centaur, gryphon , winged horse) DIANAE CONS AVG (doe, antelope, stag, goat, boar) HERCVLI CONS AVG (lion, boar) IOVI CONS AVG (goat) LIBERO P CONS AVG (panther) MERCVRIO CONS AVG (hippocamp, criocamp) NEPTVNO CONS AVG (hippocamp, criocamp) SOLI CONS AVG (winged horse, bull)
Gallienus
A.D. 253- 268
3.2gm
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right.
SOLI CONS AVG; Bull standing right.
In ex. XI
RIC V Rome 285, Göbl 749b
