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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5176579, member: 19463"]Overall this was a good overview but you lost me with the line below. Please explain the distinction between the Sasanians and the Persians as you used the terms. </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus was unable to help either generation and his place in history has reflected negatively for both. On Coin Talk, I believe he has suffered more infamy for sporting a neck beard. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let's see if I followed the story correctly. You post was well written; mine? not so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian I</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211785[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>was captured by Shapur I (whose coins were a lot better in size and purity)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211784[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>but not rescued by Gallienus whose early coins were decent silver for the day</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/120711570.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>but later became so debased they required silver wash</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/120711571.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>as were the coins of his son Saloninus </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211788[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>whom Gallienus was unable to rescue and was killed by Postumus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211791[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>whose later coins were also lacking in the silver they had once contained</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>with the trashiest being issued in his name by Aureolus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211793[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>who was taken out by Claudius II but Claudius still was unable to get rid of Postumus until his own men helped out.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211816[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>After Postumus was killed, Marius made a brief appearance</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/162917450.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>along with a couple others more rare than can be added to my collection. Victorinus is, however, common and cheap but my favorite is the DIVO VICTORINO PIO issued by his mother while they were looking for another leader who turned out to be Tetricus I (whose coins left something to be desired, too). </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211807[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II (whose official coins are not quite as bad as the commonly seen "Barbarous Radiates" as shown here)</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/117607319.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>surrendered and were pardoned by Aurelian bringing an end to the separatist Gallic Empire.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/151122800.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Quiz: How many run-on sentences can be posted in one thread? I last took a class in English in 1964 but run-ons were wrong then, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5176579, member: 19463"]Overall this was a good overview but you lost me with the line below. Please explain the distinction between the Sasanians and the Persians as you used the terms. Gallienus was unable to help either generation and his place in history has reflected negatively for both. On Coin Talk, I believe he has suffered more infamy for sporting a neck beard. :) Let's see if I followed the story correctly. You post was well written; mine? not so much. Valerian I [ATTACH=full]1211785[/ATTACH] was captured by Shapur I (whose coins were a lot better in size and purity) [ATTACH=full]1211784[/ATTACH] but not rescued by Gallienus whose early coins were decent silver for the day [IMG]https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/120711570.jpg[/IMG] but later became so debased they required silver wash [IMG]https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/120711571.jpg[/IMG] as were the coins of his son Saloninus [ATTACH=full]1211788[/ATTACH] whom Gallienus was unable to rescue and was killed by Postumus [ATTACH=full]1211791[/ATTACH] whose later coins were also lacking in the silver they had once contained [ATTACH=full]1211792[/ATTACH] with the trashiest being issued in his name by Aureolus [ATTACH=full]1211793[/ATTACH] who was taken out by Claudius II but Claudius still was unable to get rid of Postumus until his own men helped out. [ATTACH=full]1211816[/ATTACH] After Postumus was killed, Marius made a brief appearance [IMG]https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/162917450.jpg[/IMG] along with a couple others more rare than can be added to my collection. Victorinus is, however, common and cheap but my favorite is the DIVO VICTORINO PIO issued by his mother while they were looking for another leader who turned out to be Tetricus I (whose coins left something to be desired, too). [ATTACH=full]1211807[/ATTACH] Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II (whose official coins are not quite as bad as the commonly seen "Barbarous Radiates" as shown here) [IMG]https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/117607319.jpg[/IMG] surrendered and were pardoned by Aurelian bringing an end to the separatist Gallic Empire. [IMG]https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/151122800.jpg[/IMG] Quiz: How many run-on sentences can be posted in one thread? I last took a class in English in 1964 but run-ons were wrong then, too.[/QUOTE]
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