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Message:: [QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4723759, member: 87404"]I love these busts of Gallienus on his Alexandrian tets! The first 2 have palms. <a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190310_151645196.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190310_151645196.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190310_151645196.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Gallienus, Ruled 253-268 ADAE Tetradrachm, Egypt, AlexandriaStruck 262/263 ADObverse: AYT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; before, palm; behind, LI, RY 10.References: Emmett 3806, Dattari 5276Size: 23mm, 11.9g <a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/collagemaker_20190611_214303169.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/collagemaker_20190611_214303169.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/collagemaker_20190611_214303169.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Gallienus, Ruled 253-268 ADBL Tetradrachm, Egypt, AlexandriaStruck 261/262 ADObverse: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front, slight drapery on left shoulder.Reverse: Eagle standing left, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder, ENATOV to left and L to right (year 9=261/262 AD).References: Emmett 3802, Dattari 5286, Köln 2908 <a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200416_204218115.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200416_204218115.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200416_204218115.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Gallienus, Ruled 253-268 ADBL Tetradrachm, Egypt, AlexandriaStruck 263/264 ADObverse: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Reverse: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; L IA (retrograde) in left field, RY 11.References: Emmett 3836, Dattari 5267Size: 24mm, 9.69gNotes: Fascinating retrograde date. <img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/incollage_20200809_191919992.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />(attribution not handy at the moment, but will add. Ex: [USER=88227]@jb_depew[/USER]) Also, the bust on your Salonina is quite unique... Thinner and more delicate, and more similar to earlier empresses. Mine all have palms.<a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_180847427.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_180847427.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_180847427.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Cornelia Salonina, Wife of Gallienus who ruled 253-268 ADAE Tetradrachm, Egypt, AlexandriaStruck 264/265 ADObverse: KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNЄINA CЄB, diademed and draped bust of Salonina right.Reverse: Eirene standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre; palm before, IB/L (date), (RY 12 = 264/265 AD).References: Köln 2969; Dattari 5331; Milne 4102; Emmett 3855Size: 18mm,          gNotes: A very beautiful and intelligent woman, she was extremely loyal to her husband. Opinion is divided as to whether she was murdered in the purge of Gallienus’ family after his murder, or if she survived. The same type as above.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/incollage_20200809_191750892.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />(attribution not handy at the moment, but will add. Ex: [USER=88227]@jb_depew[/USER]) <a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_184153672.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_184153672.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_184153672.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Cornelia Salonina, Wife of Gallienus who ruled 253-268 ADAE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria, Struck 265/266 ADObverse: KOPNEΛΙΑ CAΛΩNEINA CEB, draped bust right, wearing stephane.Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; in left field, palm branch; LIΓ in upper right field, RY 13 (original envelope is incorrect) References: Emmett 3853, Dattari 5347Size: 22mm, 6.9gEx: The Reverend Willis McGill Collection (McGill was an American missionary stationed in Egypt, who started collecting there during World War I) The only Alexandrian Elpis in my collection is this Tacitus.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181213_184201442.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Tacitus, Ruled 275-276 ADAE Tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria, Struck 275/276 ADObverse: A K K A TAKITOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.Reverse: Elpis advancing left, holding flower, raising hem of skirt, ЄTOVC A to right and left, RY 1.References: Emmett 3975, Dattari 5516Size: 21.3mm, 9.1gEx: X6 Collection And here are a few of my more recent imperial Spes.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_180628587.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Faustina II, Wife of Marcus AureliusAE Sestertius, Struck 145-161 AD, Rome mintObverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head.Reverse: AVGVSTI PII FIL, Spes, draped, standing front, head left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left, S-C across field.References: RIC III 1371Size: 30mm, 23.5g <img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/collagemaker_20191202_223819114.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Antoninus Pius, Ruled 138-161 ADAE Sestertius, Struck 140-144 AD, RomeObverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, Laureate head right.Reverse: Spes, draped, advancing left, holding dress and gathering up fold of skirt, S-C across fields.References: RIC III 626Size:       mm, 25.57g <img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200224_212656699-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Trajan, Ruled 98-117 ADAE Sestertius, Struck 103-111 AD, RomeObverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, draped on left shoulder.Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and raising skirt with left; S-C across fields.References: RIC II 519Size: 30mm,    g[/QUOTE]

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