ROMAN.Gallienus AD 253-268 BI Double-Denarius / Fides Trust Goddes Cult NGC (1)

Description: ROMAN EMPIRE GALLIENUS 253-268 ADBI DOUBLE DENARIUS Roman Age of Chaos CERTIFIED BY NGC Obverse: Gallienus facing right, wearing a military style drape and a radiate crown, framed by the inscription "GALLIENVS AVG," which simply means "Emperor Gallienus."Reverse :Fides standing slightly left, head left, standard in left, scepter in right.In Roman religion , Fides was the goddess of trust . Her temple on the Capitol was where the Roman Senate signed and kept state treaties with foreign countries, and where Fides protected them. She was also worshipped under the name Fides Publica Populi Romani ("Public (or Common) Trust of the Roman People"). She is represented by a young woman crowned with an olive branch, with a cup or turtle , or a military ensign in hand. She wears a white veil or stola; her priests wore white cloths, showing her connection to the highest gods of Heaven, Jupiter and Dius Fidius . Her temple which can be dated to 254 B.C.E was near Jupiter's temple in the Capitol. Gallienus was Emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 253-268, sharing the throne with his father Valerian until AD 260, then as sole ruler until his death in AD 268. Based upon the inscriptions, this Billon Double-Denarius of Gallienus was struck during his solitary reign, AD 260-268. The Romans typically used doubled letters to indicate plurality. Coinage of Gallienus minted during his joint reign are inscribed "AVGG" (two emperors), while later coins bear the inscription "AVG." Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus ( c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. He won a number of military victories against usurpers and Germanic tribes, but was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces. His 15-year reign was the longest in half a century. Born into a wealthy and traditional senatorial family, Gallienus was the son of Valerian and Mariniana. Valerian became Emperor in September 253 and had the Roman senate elevate Gallienus to the ranks of Caesar and Augustus. Valerian divided the empire between him and his son, with Valerian ruling the east and his son the west. Gallienus defeated the usurper Ingenuus in 258 and destroyed an Alemanni army at Mediolanum in 259. The defeat and capture of Valerian at Edessa in 260 by the Sasanian Empire threw the Roman Empire into the chaos of civil war. Control of the whole empire passed to Gallienus. He defeated the eastern usurpers Macrianus Major and Lucius Mussius Aemilianus in 261–262 but failed to stop the formation of the breakaway Gallic Empire under general Postumus. Aureolus, another usurper, proclaimed himself emperor in Mediolanum in 268 but was defeated outside the city by Gallienus and besieged inside. While the siege was ongoing, Gallienus was assassinated, stabbed to death by the officer Cecropius, as part of a conspiracy. Please check out my other listings and we will be happy to combine in one package !YOU WILL RECEIVED THE SAME COIN AS PICTURED.ALL COINS ARE AUTHENTIC AS DESCRIBED.

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Location: Staten Island, New York

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