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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 8168986, member: 98035"]I came across this coin in a mixed lot several years ago; part of Gallienus' zoo series with the excessively common DIANAE CONS AVG stag reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1426815[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It was struck at Rome, officina 10 (X) but the officina mark was sunk into the die at about a 45 degree angle, making it a cross rather than an X. Coincidence? Probably. But it sure as heck looks deliberate!</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the OP coin- I had always thought that good silver coins of Salonina were traditionally dated to the 250s, before Valerian's capture?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have this one as Cologne, which of course would have been controlled by Postumus by 260/61</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1426828[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 8168986, member: 98035"]I came across this coin in a mixed lot several years ago; part of Gallienus' zoo series with the excessively common DIANAE CONS AVG stag reverse [ATTACH=full]1426815[/ATTACH] It was struck at Rome, officina 10 (X) but the officina mark was sunk into the die at about a 45 degree angle, making it a cross rather than an X. Coincidence? Probably. But it sure as heck looks deliberate! Back to the OP coin- I had always thought that good silver coins of Salonina were traditionally dated to the 250s, before Valerian's capture? I have this one as Cologne, which of course would have been controlled by Postumus by 260/61 [ATTACH=full]1426828[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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