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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;grigioviola, post: 3516417, member: 102281&quot;]Some days ago I purchased a coin that I have discussed an year ago in a short article published in an italian numismatic paper: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/29069817/Tre_nuovi_antoniniani_a_nome_di_Salonino_Augusto" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/29069817/Tre_nuovi_antoniniani_a_nome_di_Salonino_Augusto" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/29069817/Tre_nuovi_antoniniani_a_nome_di_Salonino_Augusto</a> , a sort of update of another previous article published on Numismatic Chronicle (n. 175/2015): <a href="https://www.academia.edu/21127701/_A_New_Antoninianus_in_the_Name_of_Saloninus_as_Augustus_in_The_Numismatic_Chronicle_175_London_2015" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/21127701/_A_New_Antoninianus_in_the_Name_of_Saloninus_as_Augustus_in_The_Numismatic_Chronicle_175_London_2015" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/21127701/_A_New_Antoninianus_in_the_Name_of_Saloninus_as_Augustus_in_The_Numismatic_Chronicle_175_London_2015</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin comes from the Holmes collection (recently sold by CNG 442 e-auction):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/44205310.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The catalogue description says:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.62 g, 7h). Contemporary forgery, hybrid with reverse of Postumus. IMP SALON V[ALERI]ANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right / FIDES MI[LITVM], Fides standing facing, head left, holding two standards. Reverse of Postumus, AGK 21, RIC V 59. Near Fine, even gray brown surfaces, a few minor deposits.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Pedigree: Ex Holmes collection - Ex CNG 442/2019 - Ex Jacquier 40 (16 October 2015), lot 345.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not an official issue, but it&#039;s still a very interesting piece issued by a local <i>officina </i>during the Postumus reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here the jacquier auction picture: <a href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2249&amp;category=45214&amp;lot=1902474" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2249&amp;category=45214&amp;lot=1902474" rel="nofollow">https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2249&amp;category=45214&amp;lot=1902474</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have made some pictures of the coin (sorry for the low definition):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201914.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201917.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201916.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201912.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201911.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201910.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i30.servimg.com/u/f30/16/47/08/05/p_201913.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not able to understand if it&#039;s a cast (as the opinion of mr holmes, the previous collector) or an hammered local issue... have you some ideas about it?</p><p>Many thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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