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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4252783, member: 96898&quot;]I like the Modigliani-style portrait on your new Gallienus! A nice acquisition.</p><p><br /></p><p>As others have already said, the fineness of coins drastically declined during the reigns of Valerian and Gallienus. Here are two coins by Gallienus&#039; wife Salonina. The first one, showing Gallienus on the reverse, was struck from comparatively good billon, while the second one is basically just base metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084894[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Salonina, Roman Empire, BI antoninian, 255–256 AD, Asian mint (Samosata or Antioch?). Obv: SALONINA AVG; bust of Salonina, diademed, draped, on crescent, r. Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE; Gallienus, standing r., receiving Victory from Roma, seated l., holding spear in l. hand. 21mm, 3.83g. Ref: RIC V Salonina 67.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1084895[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Salonina, Roman Empire, AE antoninian, 267 AD, Siscia mint. Obv: SALONINA AVG; bust of Salonina, diademed, draped, on crescent, r. Rev: SALVS AVG; Salus, draped, standing r., feeding serpent held in arms. 23mm, 2.83g Ref: RIC V Salonina (2) 88.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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