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stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

"DAY 5" of the 6-day adventure!!

EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar
BI Tetradrachm
AD 258-260
Dated RY 7 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 259/60)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 13.00 grams
Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field
Reference: Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8
Other: 12h … even brown surfaces. "Rare"

From the Robert M. Harlick Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 281 (20 June 2012), lot 253

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stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Saloninus was born around the year 242. His father was the later emperor Gallienus, his mother Salonina. In 258 Saloninus was appointed Caesar by his father (just like his older brother Valerian II, who had died around 258) and sent to Gaul to make sure his father's authority was respected there. (The title Caesar in Imperial nomenclature indicated that the holder was the Crown Prince and first in line of succession after the Augustus, the title reserved for the ruling Emperor). Like Valerian II, who was made the ward of Ingenuus, governor of the Illyrian provinces, Saloninus was put under the protection of the praetorian perfect Silvanus (otherwise named as Albanus). As Caesar in Gaul Saloninus had his main seat in Cologne.
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When news reached Gallienus that barbarians has crossed over their German homeland to pillage Roman cities he found it the perfect moment to send Saloninus, still only about "ten" years of age, off with veteran commander Postumus to get some battle experience ... Gallienus would never see him again
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stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Man, it was love at first sight when I saw this sweet Saloninus coin ...

I love the wee lil' head of the baby Caesar, tucked away at the bottom of the obverse ... ten years old!! ...

=> yup, let's send him to the front-lines ... what could go wrong, eh?

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Oh, I'm sorry ... I forgot to add-in "please" post your exapmles of Saloninus (thanks)

John Anthony · Sep 30, 2013

Sorry, you've stumped me Jerry. I'm only collecting LRB's in high grades that I can snipe for cheap, as far as Romans go. But keep trucking!

Bing · Sep 30, 2013

One of your more interesting coins. Nice pickup lil bro.
Saloninus Antoninianus
OBV: SAL VALERIANVS CAES, radiate draped bust right
REV: PRINC IVVENT, prince standing left holding baton & standard
Struck at Lugdunum, 259-60 AD
2.2g, 21mm
RIC V 10

Saloninus Antoninianus
OBV: SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
REV: SPES PVBLICA, Prince, holding spear and Spes, holding flower standing face to face; wreath above
Struck at Samosata, 259-60 AD
2.81g, 22mm
RIC V 36 var

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

One of your more interesting coins. Nice pickup lil bro
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Thanks ... yah, like I said earlier

=> this coin caught my eye as soon as I saw it ... I knew I had to have 'er!!

I think it has some pretty cool eye-appeal

maridvnvm · Sep 30, 2013

A really nice tet. It is always interesting to see a smaller, bare headed bust being used to indicate the more junior status.

Mat · Sep 30, 2013

Nice tet, rarely see them.

Saloninus (258 - 260 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: PIETAS AVG, priestly implements - littus, knife, jug, simpulum, and sprinkler.
Rome
4.3g
21.1mm
RIC V 9, RSC IV 4

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

A really nice tet. It is always interesting to see a smaller, bare headed bust being used to indicate the more junior status.
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=> exactly!! ... it looks very odd (cool)

vlaha · Sep 30, 2013

stevex6 said: ↑

"DAY 5" of the 6-day adventure!!

EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar
BI Tetradrachm
AD 258-260
Dated RY 7 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 259/60)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 13.00 grams
Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field
Reference: Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8
Other: 12h … even brown surfaces. "Rare"

From the Robert M. Harlick Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 281 (20 June 2012), lot 253

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Nice work as usual steve, I love this coin!

Too...much...AWESOME!!!!

Cucumbor · Sep 30, 2013

Saloninus, Uh !

Saloninus, Antoninianus
Cologne mint, AD 258-260
SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust right
PIETAS AVG, sacrificial implements
2.85 gr
Ref : Cohen # 41, RCV # 10767

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Cucumbor · Sep 30, 2013

A truly uncommon middle bronze of his !

Saloninus, Middle bronze
Rome mint, AD 258-260
LIC COR SAL VALERIANVS N CAES, draped bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Saloninus standing left holding globe and spear. A captive at his feet. S - C in field Mintmark ? at exergue
7.1 gr
Ref : RCV # 10778 v, Cohen # 90, RIC # 34

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stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Gallienus, who was fully engaged elsewhere – probably campaigning on the middle Danube – could do nothing to save his son. (By this time Saloninus's grandfather, the senior Emperor Valerian was probably already a captive of the Persian King Shapur I). Saloninus's troops, in their desperation, finally proclaimed him emperor, perhaps hoping that this would induce Postumus's army to desert him and join them in a bid for Empire – i.e. against Valerian and Gallienus. If this was indeed their hope, they were to be disappointed in the event for Postumus's army pressed on with the siege and, about one month later, the citizens of Colonia Agrippina handed Saloninus and his guardian over to their enemy. Postumus was then unable to prevent his army from murdering them. (Despite his public protestations of regret, it seems in fact unlikely that Postumus made a serious effort to resist this course of events).
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Whether or not Gallienus ever concurred with Valerian's dynastic experiment is not known. Certainly the murder of Saloninus, so soon after the suspicious death of Valerian II, seems to have cured Gallienus of any ambition in this regard. (We may assume that Valerian's mother, Salonina, would have been most unhappy: the death of her elder son, Valerian II, in Illyria under the tutelage of Ingenuus must have seemed to her to have confirmed her worst fears of this sort of arrangement). It had certainly proved to be folly to set up inexperienced boys as hostages to fortune and hope that their relationship to the imperial family would quell provincial resentment at the perceived inability of the central government to secure the frontiers from barbarian attack. Throughout the period of his sole reign, Gallienus made no effort to elevate his third son, Egnatius Marinianus, to the purple or associate him in any way with his government of the Empire – although he did allow him to be elected to the largely ceremonial office of Consul in 268
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=> yah, do ya think?!!

"No daddy, I don't want to be Emperor ... I just want to sing!!"

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus (- 268) was the third and youngest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus and Salonina.
Gallienus appointed him together with Paternus as Consul in early 268. His two older brothers, Valerianus and Saloninus had died earlier, and thus he was the successor to the throne.
Marinianus, along with his uncle Valerianus Minor, perished during the autumn of 268 in a purge of Gallienus' partisans.
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Sorry Little dude ... you can run, but you can't hide!!

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

Hey, I'm not sure if anybody is still even reading this dribble, but tomorrow may be a bit of a let-down (today was supposed to be the big-show!!) ...

Tomorrow's coin is merely a sixth coin that I picked-up during that fine addictive day!! (so if you haven't been riveted so far, then don't bother taking a peek tomorrow) ... I'm just sayin' ...

Cheers gang => thanks for the last five days (I love showing-off my new coins)

stevex6 · Sep 30, 2013

22 mm

13 grams

=> man, I can hardly wait to get that bad-boy home!! (sweet!!)

stevex6 · Oct 1, 2013

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

Postumus AR Antoninianus
260-269 AD
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.58 grams
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers & pilot
Reference: RIC 73, RSC 167

stevex6 · Oct 1, 2013

Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin. He usurped power from Gallienus around the year 260 and assumed the title and powers of emperor in the western provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and Hispania, thereby founding what scholars have dubbed the Gallic Empire. He ruled for the better part of ten years before he was murdered by his own troops.
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=> all's well that ends well, eh?

stevex6 · Oct 1, 2013

Well, that's the last of my six-coin run ... man, I really had a Roman ruler impulse that day, eh? It all started when I won that Saloninus coin ... then coincidentally, I saw that Batman had that nice Salonina => and that started the ball rolling!!

=> 6 Roman coins coins all tied together in a nice little story!!

... well, I think I've now had my fill of Romans for a little while ...

I hope you thought these coins were sweet and interesting enough to keep your attention? (thanks for all of the coin-kudos and thanks for playin' along and posting your own examples)

Oh sorry, I forgot again => "PLEASE" post a couple of your own examples!!

Let it rain animals (we've got to fill-up my Postumus Ark!!)

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