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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3908560, member: 44316&quot;]This coin has a reverse legend unique to Salonina, wife of Gallienus (253-268)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030127[/ATTACH] </p><p>21-20 mm. 2.74 grams.</p><p>SALONINA AVG</p><p>Bust of Salonina right on crescent.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>AVGVSTA IN PACE, Salonina as Pax, seated left, holing olive branch and transverse scepter, P in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is well struck. The reverse is crowded and weaker, but legible. Few coins of Salonina are well-struck from unworn dies on both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse legend can be interpreted as having a Christian reference and long ago was sometimes interpreted as alluding to Christian leanings of Gallienus. However, other evidence for such leanings is lacking and modern scholars now seem to reject any Christian reference, without, as far as I know, being able to explain why this legend appeared at this time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us a coin of Salonina, or anything related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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