{"product_id":"roman-gallienus-ad-253-268-bi-double-denarius-mars-ngc-131","title":"ROMAN.Gallienus AD 253-268  BI Double-Denarius \/ MARS NGC (131)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/resized-images.crazylister.com\/68747470733a2f2f696d672e6372617a796c69737465722e636f6d2f35383630382f696d616765732f6c6f676f322835292e706e673f76657273696f6e49643d5f695235775254556a5736497a53305f54792e524c376649764f6c347a727834\/auto\/82.png\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eROMAN EMPIRE \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGALLIENUS 253-268 AD\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBI DOUBLE DENARIUS \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRoman Age of Chaos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCERTIFIED BY NGC \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObverse:  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGallienus  facing right, wearing a military style drape and a radiate \u003cbr\u003ecrown, framed by the inscription \"GALLIENVS AVG,\" which simply means \"Emperor \u003cbr\u003eGallienus.\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReverse : \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMars, helmeted, in military attire, standing or walking left, \u003cbr\u003eholding olive-branch in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; spear \u003cbr\u003eresting on his left arm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  H  in left field. \u003cbr\u003e  Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of \u003cbr\u003eJuno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. He was the most \u003cbr\u003eprominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The \u003cbr\u003emartial Romans considered him second in importance only to Jupiter (their main \u003cbr\u003egod). His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October. As the word \u003cbr\u003eMars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinised form of \u003cbr\u003ethe agricultural Etruscan god Maris. Initially Mars was a Roman god of fertility \u003cbr\u003eand vegetation and a protector of cattle, fields and boundaries and farmers. In \u003cbr\u003ethe second century BC, the conservative Cato the Elder advised \"For your cattle, \u003cbr\u003efor them to be healthy, make this sacrifice to Mars Silvanus you must make this \u003cbr\u003esacrifice each year\". Mars later became associated with battle as the growing \u003cbr\u003eRoman Empire began to expand, and he came to be identified with the Greek god \u003cbr\u003eAres. Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was generally revered and rivaled \u003cbr\u003eJupiter as the most honoured god. He was also the tutelary god of the city of \u003cbr\u003eRome. As he was regarded as the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus, it \u003cbr\u003ewas believed that all Romans were descendants of Mars.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGallienus was Emperor of the Roman Empire \u003cbr\u003efrom AD 253-268, sharing the throne with his father Valerian until AD 260, then \u003cbr\u003eas sole ruler until his death in AD 268. Based upon the inscriptions, this \u003cbr\u003eBillon Double-Denarius of Gallienus was struck during his solitary reign, AD \u003cbr\u003e260-268. The Romans typically used doubled letters to indicate plurality. \u003cbr\u003eCoinage of Gallienus minted during his joint reign are inscribed \"AVGG\" (two \u003cbr\u003eemperors), while later coins bear the inscription \"AVG.\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePublius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus ( c. 218 \u003cbr\u003e– September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and \u003cbr\u003ealone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that \u003cbr\u003enearly caused the collapse of the empire. He won a number of military victories \u003cbr\u003eagainst usurpers and Germanic tribes, but was unable to prevent the secession of \u003cbr\u003eimportant provinces. His 15-year reign was the longest in half a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into a wealthy and traditional senatorial family, Gallienus was the son of \u003cbr\u003eValerian and Mariniana. Valerian became Emperor in September 253 and had the \u003cbr\u003eRoman senate elevate Gallienus to the ranks of Caesar and Augustus. Valerian \u003cbr\u003edivided the empire between him and his son, with Valerian ruling the east and \u003cbr\u003ehis son the west. Gallienus defeated the usurper Ingenuus in 258 and destroyed \u003cbr\u003ean Alemanni army at Mediolanum in 259.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe defeat and capture of Valerian at Edessa in 260 by the Sasanian Empire threw \u003cbr\u003ethe Roman Empire into the chaos of civil war. Control of the whole empire passed \u003cbr\u003eto Gallienus. He defeated the eastern usurpers Macrianus Major and Lucius \u003cbr\u003eMussius Aemilianus in 261–262 but failed to stop the formation of the breakaway \u003cbr\u003eGallic Empire under general Postumus. Aureolus, another usurper, proclaimed \u003cbr\u003ehimself emperor in Mediolanum in 268 but was defeated outside the city by \u003cbr\u003eGallienus and besieged inside. While the siege was ongoing, Gallienus was \u003cbr\u003eassassinated, stabbed to death by the officer Cecropius, as part of a \u003cbr\u003econspiracy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px;\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePlease check out my other listings and we will be happy to combine in one package !\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYOU WILL RECEIVED THE SAME COIN AS PICTURED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eALL COINS ARE AUTHENTIC AS DESCRIBED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"eNumismat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44189682303220,"sku":"NGC 6826732-131","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/8600\/4103\/products\/57_5e1a3999-a41f-478a-b9cb-6cf93b34258f.jpg?v=1688733808","url":"https:\/\/enumismat.com\/products\/roman-gallienus-ad-253-268-bi-double-denarius-mars-ngc-131","provider":"eNumismat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}