Augusta Salonina

just got this antoninianus, my 3rd empress coin. Julia Cornelia Salonina, wife of Gallienus 254-268 AD. struck 257-58 Cologne mint.



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oo dang, i didn't enlarge the fotos... oh well...

 

I love Salonina--her coins are plentiful, varied, inexpensive, and interesting. I have a couple dozen of them. Here are a few various ones:

Antoniniani:




Sestertius:



Alexandrian Tetradrachms:




Big provincial Decassarion from Side in Pamphylia:

 

yeah, i got this for $13.68 delivered. there's really not much history i could find on her.

 

Nice addition.


Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: CORN SALONINA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent.
R: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera and scepter.
3.4g
23mm
RIC V 39A ; RSC 137

 

thanks Matt. o, that's what it meant "set on crescent" kool!

 

Nice score @gregarious !

I only have one to offer...


RI Salonina wife of Gallienus 254-268 CE AE Ant 3.61g 20mm Rome mint 267-268 CE crescent Deer Walking delta RIC 15

 

I'll throw in a provincial as well.


SALONINA
AE22. 4.96g, 22.2mm. TROAS, Ilium (Troy), AD 253-268. Bellinger T294; SNG Cop 443. O: CAΛΩNINA CEB, diademed and draped bust right. R: IΛ-IE-ΩN, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena right, wearing aegis.

 

We certainly have seen quite a range of faces here. We have cute and ....well.... not so cute. our new coin is a nice specimen but the portrait is not flattering.

A popular reverse for her was issued during the low point of quality workmanship and reads AVG IN PACE. Some associate this reverse with theories that Salonina was at least sympathetic to if not actually a Christian. Does anyone have a full legend, well struck one?

 

haha! that's what i thought too Doug. when i got it today i thought.. hmm, she looks like Nerva on this one.

 

I actually like yours alot. That crescent dosen't even look like a crescent.

 

greg => congrats on adding that cool OP-Salonina

 

Nice coins everyone.

 

Nice!


Roman Provincial, Egypt-Alexandria, Salonina, AE Tetradrachm, 267/268 (Year 15) KOPNHΛIA CAΛωNEINA CEB Draped bust right, hair weaved in rows with long plait coiled at back of head, wearing stephane, Eagle standing right with spread wings, wreath in beak, palm behind L IE in right field
Emmett 3854; Milne 4189; Curtis 1642; BMC 2280

 

Yes cool addition, even though she sometimes looks strange on her portraits. The OP coin reminds me of a very old aunt we had in Corsica 50 years ago that we visited once or twice a year : I would never be the first to kiss her on arrival (she was a nice woman other than that though, poor thing).



Salonina, Antoninianus Lyon mint (RIC) or Cologne mint (Göbl), AD 259-260
SALONINA AVG, draped bust on crescent, hair waved in rows with stephane
DEAE SEGETIAE, Segetiae standing facing in tetrastyle temple, hands raised
2.86 gr, 20/23 mm
Ref : RCV # 10631, Göbl # 902c, RIC V part I # 5, Cohen # 36
Ex Keith Emmett collection



Salonina, Sestertius Rome mint, AD 256-260
CORNELIA SALONINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Salonina right
IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, with patera and sceptre, SC in field
20.05 gr
Ref : RIC # 46, RCV #10679, Cohen #62



Salonina, Tetradrachm Alexandria mint, year 15 (AD 267/268)
KOPNHLIACALWNEINACEB, diademed and draped bust right
Eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak. LIE in right field
11.61 gr 22 mm
Ref : Emmet # 3854, RCV # 10723
Ex Barry P Murphy

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Her nose on the OP coin is - being careful to not cause offence because we are all unique and can't always afford surgery - HUGE!

 

I had one turn up in a bulk lot I bought a few weeks back. It's nothing special, suffers from an uneven strike and honest wear but has an elk walking right rather then the deer left variety shown above. A flaw makes her look like she's eating a gobstopper.

Salonina Ant.
Obv:- CORN SALONINA AVG, diademed draped bust right on crescent
Rev:- IVNONI CONS AVG, Bearded elk walking right
Minted in Rome (Delta in exe). A.D. 267-268
References:- RIC 14. Cohen 69

 

Best of the three I have


Salonina
Coin: Bronze
SALONINA AVG - Diademed, draped bust right on crescent, hair weaved in rows with long plait carried up the back of head and tucked under diadem
AVG IN PACE - Salonina seated left, olive branch in right hand pointing downward, scepter in left.
Exergue:
Mint: Mediolanum - Milan (260-268 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.63g / 20mm / -
References:

• RIC 58
• Cohen 17
• Sear 10626

 

judging from her prominent olfactory, i'd bet she had a lovely singing voice