Diana Felix – Goddess of the Successful Hunt

451, Lot: 391. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 4.85 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 4th emission, circa 262-263. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / DIAN A FELIX, Diana Felix standing right, holding reversed spear and bow; to right, hound running right. RIC V 473; MIR 36, 1146m; Toffanin 179/1; RSC 173; Cunetio 1593. Toned silvering. EF. Thick, heavy flan.

Diana is portrayed here as the goddess of the successful hunt.