Ancients => Six days o' fun => Six new coins => Please join in!!

Gallienus:

 

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Salonina:

 

Jango => you must have missed the baton-pass?

=> bring-on Gallienus' wife => we're now on Salonina Day!!



... thanks for the effort, brother!!

EDIT => aaaahhh, there ya go (sweet Salonina!!)

 

=> poor ol' Salonina doesn't look too happy being married to Gallienus, eh?

 

Hmmm ... apparently Salonina is a bit too rare for you fellas?

geeesh, she only rated as being "49th rarest outta the 207 rulers in ERIC-II"

=> uh-oh => that doesn't bode well for the next couple of days!!

 

Empresses dont get alot of love

But I love them so HANDS OFF MY LADIES!

 

Mat => I have huge respect for your collection-direction!! (you rock, dude!!)

... ummm, you collect ancient chicks, and apparently I collect ancient animals ...

=> oh, but Bing, it is because I love animals ... not because I make love to animals!! (ya weirdo!!)



=> great collection, Mat!!

 

Here is a Salonina for ya. Shes a purdy lady.

 

What? What did I say? I know I'm weird, but I don't remember saying anything. Talk about weird.

 

i've got a salonina ...

 

=> pssst, djuawanna see a goat?

 

Did someone say "G-O-A-T"?

 

"DAY 4" of the 6-day adventure!!

Valerian II. Caesar, AR Antoninianus
mint of Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne)
256-258 AD
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 4.18 grams
Obverse: VALERIANVS CAES, Radiate and draped bust right
Reverse: IOVI CRESCENTI, Youthful Jupiter, head left, raising right hand, riding goat right
Reference: RIC V(vol. 1), pg 116, #3
Other: Good silver, well struck and centered. Light golden toning





=> you wanted a goat so you got it, my friends!!

 

=> please post any of your Valerian II coins!! (thanks)

NOTE => in ERIC II, this ruler is rated "105 outta 207"

 

Here's my Salonina, not in the best of shape.



Salonina, potin tetradrachm
Egypt, Alexandria
253-268 AD
AE23, 9.1 gm
ex Professor James Eaton collection, procured in the late 1800's, in his family until it became part of the TIF collection recently

 

TIF, TIF, TIF ... what am I gonna do with you?!!

=> hey girl => today is Valerian II Day!!



... nice coin

 

Yeah, I'm a little late, sorry.

You're not going to ban me from the thread, are you? I mean, it's not like I posted a goat

No Valerian II's for me. Relegated to the sidelines again. Sigh.

 

I'm a bit curious about where my coin was "Minted"?

I have kept the seller's info => mint of Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne)

... but when I look in ERIC II, it suggests that my coin is minted in Lugdunum ...
=> RIC Vi 3, C26

=> can somebody please help me clarify this lil' mystery? (thanks)

 

Not having the ERIC II yet, i would love to see that file of rulers listed in scarcity order. Any link or place on the web to see it ?

Anyway, here are my Valerian II

Valerian II, Antoninianus
Cologne mint, AD 258
DIVO VALERIANO CAES, radiate and draped bust right
CONSACRATIO (sic), Valerian II raising hand and holding sceptre on an eagle flying right
1.70 gr
Ref : Cohen # 5, RCV # 10606

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