Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVI 26 Sep 2018
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Gallienus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 255. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / LIBERALITAS AVGG III, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC 83; C. 578; MIR 69 I; Calicó 3545 (same dies). 3.53g, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - only three examples on CoinArchives.
According to Göbl the occasion for the third Liberalitas of Gallienus was the elevation of Valerian II to Caesar in AD 255. Valerian was the eldest son of Gallienus and his wife Salonina, and his appointment as Caesar likely came at the instigation of his grandfather Valerian, co-emperor with Gallienus, in order to quickly cultivate the appearance and function of an imperial dynasty. However because of his youth, and despite reports that Salonina was unhappy with the arrangement, Valerian was placed under the guardianship of Ingenuus, who seems to have held an extraordinary command as governor of the Illyrian provinces. Valerian died in suspicious circumstances in AD 257 or 258, perhaps murdered by his guardian Ingenuus who after his demotion by Gallienus launched an unsuccessful rebellion.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - only three examples on CoinArchives.
According to Göbl the occasion for the third Liberalitas of Gallienus was the elevation of Valerian II to Caesar in AD 255. Valerian was the eldest son of Gallienus and his wife Salonina, and his appointment as Caesar likely came at the instigation of his grandfather Valerian, co-emperor with Gallienus, in order to quickly cultivate the appearance and function of an imperial dynasty. However because of his youth, and despite reports that Salonina was unhappy with the arrangement, Valerian was placed under the guardianship of Ingenuus, who seems to have held an extraordinary command as governor of the Illyrian provinces. Valerian died in suspicious circumstances in AD 257 or 258, perhaps murdered by his guardian Ingenuus who after his demotion by Gallienus launched an unsuccessful rebellion.