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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3265306, member: 88829&quot;]I&#039;ve shown this before, but it bears repeating since the antoniniani for Salonina typically do not present well due to the use of billon in their manufacture.&nbsp; This one was apparently early enough in the reign that it got a better share of silver.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860015[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Less fortunate but more typical of her early pieces is this one which I usually attribute to Antioch based on the distinctive style of the obverse portrait.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860016[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But later in the reign as the debasement reached critical proportions, her ants tended to resemble bronze coins altogether:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]860017[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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