The Emperor Game! Can WE do it?

This thread seems to be devoted to emperors... but what about Caesars and the wives of emperors? I don't have Valerian's wife Mariniana but I can also add Valerian II and Salonina before we move on.

I think @Suarez had one... but I think he posted awhile back that he was either taking a break or selling off.

 

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Hope I am not offending anybody with this.

 

See this post from a previous run at this objective:

 

I don't have a Regalianus or anything that tier, so I'll just share my Salonina, Saloninus and Valerian II.


Valerian II, AR Antoninianus
Lyons mint, 257-258 CE
24mm, 3.07 grams
RIC V 9, Cohen 5
Numiscorner, February 2021

Saloninus, AR Antoninianus
Lyons mint, 256 CE
23.5mm, 1.82 grams
Sear V 10767
Treasure Island, June 2021

Salonina, AR Antoninianus
Rome mint, 263-264 CE
22mm, 2.83 grams
RIC V 32, Sear 10665
Treasure Island, June 2021

All pretty poor examples, and will certainly be replaced with upgrades in the future.

 

Here's Mariniana, who died either before or shortly after Valerian I became emperor:

Mariniana (deceased wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon Antoninianus. 254-258 AD, Viminacium [Rome?] Mint. Obv. DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right on crescent/ Rev. CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing, head right, tail in splendor. RSC IV 4, RIC V-1 4, Sear RCV III 10068. 21.5 mm., 3.9 g.

 

Reaching the peak of third century inflation with the reign of Claudius II.:
Emperor Claudius II. - Antoninianus - IOVI VICTORI

 

Don't have a Regalianus either, but a Saloninus Antoninianus:

21 mm, 3.652 g
Colonia Agrippinensis, 258 - 259 AD; Struck under the authority of Valerianus and Gallienus
RIC V Saloninus 13; RSC 93;
Ob.: SALON VALERIANVS CAES Bust of Saloninus, radiate, draped, right
Rev.: SPES PVBLICA Spes, draped, walking right, holding flower in right hand and raising robe with left hand

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Claudius II with Poseidon:
Ӕ Billon Tetradrachm
20 x 22 mm, 10.8 g
Alexandria, Egypt, RY 2 = August 269 – August 270 AD
Emmett 3893.2; Köln 3045; Dattari (Savio) 5407;

Ob.: AΥT•K•KΛAΥΔIOC•CЄB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: Poseidon standing left, right foot resting on dolphin, holding torch (variously described as grain ear, sword, ship's ram, aphlaston) in right hand and trident in left; across fields regnal year LB

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I don't have a Regalianus to share, how about we skip Regalianus like we skipped Jotapian for now?

Macrianus
AR Antoninianus
Antioch mint, 260-261 CE
22.5mm, 3.23 grams
RSC 11, RIC V-II 11, Sear 10807
Savoca, December 2020

Quietus, AR Antoninianus
Antioch mint, 260-261 BCE
25mm, 3.76 grams
Sear 10827
Treasure Island, October 2020

Claudius II
AE Antoninianus
Rome mint, 268-270 CE
21mm, 3.4 grams
Sear 11331
Treasure Island, June 2021

 

Before we get too far past 260 AD I will add two provincial coins of my favorite usurpers - the sons of one of Valerian's generals.
For more on this story : my notes are under Gallienus and Usurpers in AD 260
Here are the coins:

Macrianus

Quietus

 

I really like the Provincial coins since some of them can be dated. @Sulla80 Those last two are nice.

 

If we're still on Claudius II, i have something special to contribute:



Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270.
Sagalassus, Pisidia.
10 Assaria circa 268-270, Æ 16.96 g. AV K M AVP – KΛAVΔION Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. CAΓAΛCCEΩN Lion leaping l.; below, branch and I. SNG France 1854 (these dies). SNG von Aulock 5207 (these dies).


I wasn't happy with the imperial issues to represent CII in my collection, so I opted for this sweet provinicial. The rampaging lion reverse is really special to me.

And i think Quintillus and Aurelian are up next.

 

Are we skipping the Gallic empire?

Quintillus:

 

Since my Quintillus is kinda boring, I'll do Aurelian too. Or at least that's my excuse.

Siscia (early)


Siscia (late)


Rome (early)


Rome Adventus


Cyzicus


Milan


Serdica (with SERD mint mark)


Antioch, with Vabalathus


Cremna in Pisidia (one of the last non-Egyptian provincial issues)


Egypt, Alexandria tet


Is that enough Aurelian?

 

ooh good point - we missed Postumus, Laelianus, Marius, Victorinus!
I'm keen to see everyone's Domitian IIs also!

 

That's a FABULOUS set of Aurelians!

 

Thank you! And your Sagalassos of CII is splendiferous!!

 

Postumus, AR Antoninianus
Cologne mint, 260-261 BCE
22mm, 3.63 grams
RIC V 89
Discord, June 2021

Victorinus, AR Antoninianus
“Southern mint”, 268-270 CE
22mm, 2.74 grams
RIC V 67
David Showers, 2018

Quintillius
AE Antoninianus
Rome mint, 270 CE
20mm, 1.87 grams
RIC V 35
Ebay, 2017


Aurelian, AE Antoninianus
Cyzicus mint, 270-275 CE
22mm, 3.95 grams
RIC V 368, Sear 11592
Savoca, Feb 2021


I'm missing Marius and Laelianus, those two rulers aren't super rare, so I'm sure someone will share theirs eventually.

 

Marius, since you asked


Marius, Antoninianus -Mint #2 : Köln or Mainz
MP C M AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
VICT - ORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm
3,2 gr
Ref : RIC # 17, RCV # 11124, Cohen # 21 (20Fr), Schulzki 7a

Many thanks to Mauseus and Agrippa1 for precisions in IDing this very interesting coin

Q

 

I love this coin! I've not seen a Victory like this before!

 

How soon we forget. I have posted this before several times, I suspect, but do not know how it differs in minute details (other than grade). I flyspeck coins in my interest areas but Marius is not one I follow. The portraits differ a bit. What is to be made of that?