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Totally agree! One could further split the Principate into (at least) two phases, roughly before and after 260 AD:
Until the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus people could see a continuity in the coinage familiar since centuries:
- Silver coins including a relevant share of silver
- The classic AE denominations Sestertius, Dupondius and As
- Aurei of some sort of weight standard
- Provinval coinage
- no military bust types (except on Medallions)

Beginning with the sole reign of Gallienus it all fell apart:
- no more true silver coins, just billon Antoniniani
- no more Sestertii, Dupondii and Asses (except for special occasions)
- Aurei of as little as 1 gram
- the end of the provincial coinage
- a large variety of military busts