{"product_id":"roman-gallienus-ad-253-268-bi-double-denarius-rev-salus-health-ngc-075","title":"ROMAN.Gallienus AD 253-268  BI Double-Denarius \/Rev: SALUS HEALTH NGC (075)","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:  \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\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReverse: Salus, draped, standing right, feeding \u003cbr\u003eserpent held in arms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalus (Latin: salus, \"safety\", \"salvation\", \u003cbr\u003e\"welfare\") was a Roman goddess. She was the goddess of safety and well-being \u003cbr\u003e(welfare, health and prosperity) of both the individual and the state. She is \u003cbr\u003esometimes equated with the Greek goddess Hygieia, though her functions differ \u003cbr\u003econsiderably.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalus is one of the most ancient Roman Goddesses: she is also recorded once as \u003cbr\u003eSalus Semonia, a fact that might hint to her belonging to the category of the \u003cbr\u003eSemones, such as god Semo Sancus Dius Fidius. This view though is disputed among \u003cbr\u003escholars. The issue is discussed in the section below. The two gods had temples \u003cbr\u003ein Rome on the Collis Salutaris and Mucialis respectively, two adjacent hilltops \u003cbr\u003eof the Quirinal, located in the regio known as Alta Semita. Her temple, as Salus \u003cbr\u003ePublica Populi Romani, was voted in 304 BC, during the Samnite wars, by dictator \u003cbr\u003eGaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus, dedicated on 5 August 302 and adorned with frescos \u003cbr\u003eat the order of Gaius Fabius Pictor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe high antiquity and importance of her cult is testified by the little-known \u003cbr\u003eceremony of the Augurium Salutis, held every year on August 5 for the \u003cbr\u003epreservation of the Roman state. Her cult was spread over all Italy. Literary \u003cbr\u003esources record relationships with Fortuna and Spes. She started to be \u003cbr\u003eincreasingly associated to Valetudo, the Goddess of Personal Health, which was \u003cbr\u003ethe real romanized name of Hygieia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLater she became more a protector of personal health. Around 180 BCE sacrificial \u003cbr\u003erites in honour of Apollo, Aesculapius, and Salus took place there (Livius XL, \u003cbr\u003e37). There was a statue to Salus in the temple of Concordia. She is first known \u003cbr\u003eto be associated with the snake of Aesculapius from a coin of 55 BC minted by M. \u003cbr\u003eAcilius. Her festival was celebrated on March 30.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":44047357247732,"sku":"NGC 6559228-075","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/8600\/4103\/products\/57_b702d3ef-1531-4c73-b132-474b2050fba9.jpg?v=1689013646","url":"https:\/\/enumismat.com\/products\/roman-gallienus-ad-253-268-bi-double-denarius-rev-salus-health-ngc-075","provider":"eNumismat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}