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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Wright, post: 7817749, member: 107782&quot;]Since I collect only Sestertii and larger Roman bronze, the family of Gallienus is a tough task. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian: 18.4gm.&nbsp; Father of Gallienus.&nbsp; Became Emperor of Rome in 253.&nbsp; Captured by Shapur of Persia in 260, died in captivity. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mariniana: 14.9gm.&nbsp; Second wife of Valerian.&nbsp; Probable birth-mother of Gallienus. Died in Rome around the time her husband became Emperor in 253.&nbsp; Her sestertii are all postumus. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Gallienus: 15.1gm.&nbsp; Became co-Emperor with his father in 253. Became sole Emperor in 260 when his father was captured by Shapur, never to be heard from again.&nbsp; Gallienus reigned for 15 continual-wars years.&nbsp; He was assassinated in 268. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Salonina: 16.0gm.&nbsp; Wife of Gallienus.&nbsp; Died in Rome in the purge of Gallienus&#039; remaining family and allies after his assassination in 268. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian2: 21.5gm.&nbsp; Oldest son of Gallienus.&nbsp; Was killed in battle or died of Plague in 258 while on campaign in present-day Albania.&nbsp; All sestertii of Valerian2 are postumus and are scarce. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saloninus: 16.8gm.&nbsp; Second son of Gallienus.&nbsp; Captured and executed at age 17 by Postumus in 260.&nbsp; I was outbid at over $8K on the only other (slightly better) one I have seen offered in the past 20 years.&nbsp; This piece is the only sestertius of Saloninus I have seen with the SC on its reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>If somebody can show/tell me how to post text-pic-text-pic= ... this (and my future posts) will be a whole lot easier to follow. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343669[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1343671[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1343672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1343673[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1343674[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1343675[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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