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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3806400, member: 75937"]Excellent write-up, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] , and worthy of being featured! It certainly goes into much more depth than <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/too-young-for-neck-beards.332129" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/too-young-for-neck-beards.332129">my old thread</a> about the sons of Gallienus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your new acquisition is hard to acquire in that state of preservation. It is, as sellers are fond of saying, "very nice for the issue." Usually, they have rather raggedy flans and are struck with worn dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the family tree:</p><p><br /></p><p>Grandpa Valerian I:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-i-deo-volkano-antoninianus-jpg.767885/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Valerian I, AD 253-260.</p><p>Roman AR antoninianus, 2.69 g, 21.2 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Colonia Agrippina (Cologne) mint, AD 259-260.</p><p>Obv: VALERIANVS·P·F·AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: DEO VOLKANO, Vulcan standing left within tetrastyle temple, hammer raised in right hand, tongs downward in left.</p><p>Refs: RIC 5 (inaccurately attributed to the Lugdunum mint); Cohen 2 (inaccurately attributed to Valerian II); RSC 50c; Göbl 884d; Hunter IV 56; RCV 9934.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grandma Mariniana:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mariniana-peacock-splendor-antoninianus-jpg.686221/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mariniana, died AD 253, wife of Valerian and mother of Gallienus.</p><p>Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.04 g, 23.5 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome mint, AD 253-257.</p><p>Obv: DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, draped bust r., on crescent.</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock standing facing, head l., tail in splendor.</p><p>Refs: RIC 3; Cohen 3; RCV 10067; Temeryazev & Makarenko 560; Eauze Hoard-1318 (23 spec.); Cunetio Hoard-646 (22 spec.).</p><p><br /></p><p>Father Gallienus:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-virtvs-avgg-emperor-stg-r-c-spear-and-standard-jpg.904091/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 g, 21.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cologne, AD 257-258.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS•P•F•AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Gallienus in military attire standing right, holding spear and standard.</p><p>Refs: RIC 58F; Göbl 8821; Cohen 1309; RCV 10413; Hunter 58; ERIC II 1030.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mother Salonina:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/salonina-venus-felix-antoninianius-j-jpg.561659/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.10 gm, 21.3 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cologne, AD 257-59 (Joint reign).</p><p>Obv: SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS FELIX, Venus seated l., extending hand to child at feet; transverse scepter in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 7; Göbl 898c; Cohen 115; RCV 10655; Hunter 24.</p><p><br /></p><p>Older brother Valerian II:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-ii-iovi-crescenti-jpg.884904/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Valerian II, Caesar AD 256-258.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 3.14 g, 22.5 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Cologne, AD 257-258.</p><p>Obv: VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter seated facing on goat standing right, his right hand raised.</p><p>Refs: RIC 3; Göbl 907e; Cohen 26; RCV 10731; Hunter 9.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saloninus himself:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/saloninus-pietas-avg-jpg.884905/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Saloninus, Caesar AD 258-260.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 2.39 g, 22.2 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cologne, AD 258-260.</p><p>Obv: SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: PIETAS AVG, lituus, jug, simpulum and sprinkler.</p><p>Refs: RIC 9; Göbl 914e; Cohen 41; RCV 10767; Cunetio 744; Hunter 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOTE: Some of the types struck in the name of Valerian II have erroneously been assigned by the authors of older references to Saloninus. Such references, like Cohen, should be used cautiously. Inclusion of SAL or SALON in the inscription is a certain indicator that the coinage is of Saloninus and not Valerian II; similarly, without SAL or SALON, the coinage probably belongs to Valerian II.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3806400, member: 75937"]Excellent write-up, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] , and worthy of being featured! It certainly goes into much more depth than [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/too-young-for-neck-beards.332129']my old thread[/URL] about the sons of Gallienus. Your new acquisition is hard to acquire in that state of preservation. It is, as sellers are fond of saying, "very nice for the issue." Usually, they have rather raggedy flans and are struck with worn dies. Here's the family tree: Grandpa Valerian I: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-i-deo-volkano-antoninianus-jpg.767885/[/IMG] Valerian I, AD 253-260. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.69 g, 21.2 mm, 7 h. Colonia Agrippina (Cologne) mint, AD 259-260. Obv: VALERIANVS·P·F·AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: DEO VOLKANO, Vulcan standing left within tetrastyle temple, hammer raised in right hand, tongs downward in left. Refs: RIC 5 (inaccurately attributed to the Lugdunum mint); Cohen 2 (inaccurately attributed to Valerian II); RSC 50c; Göbl 884d; Hunter IV 56; RCV 9934. Grandma Mariniana: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mariniana-peacock-splendor-antoninianus-jpg.686221/[/IMG] Mariniana, died AD 253, wife of Valerian and mother of Gallienus. Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.04 g, 23.5 mm, 5 h. Rome mint, AD 253-257. Obv: DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, draped bust r., on crescent. Rev: CONSECRATIO, peacock standing facing, head l., tail in splendor. Refs: RIC 3; Cohen 3; RCV 10067; Temeryazev & Makarenko 560; Eauze Hoard-1318 (23 spec.); Cunetio Hoard-646 (22 spec.). Father Gallienus: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-virtvs-avgg-emperor-stg-r-c-spear-and-standard-jpg.904091/[/IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 g, 21.1 mm, 12 h. Cologne, AD 257-258. Obv: GALLIENVS•P•F•AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Gallienus in military attire standing right, holding spear and standard. Refs: RIC 58F; Göbl 8821; Cohen 1309; RCV 10413; Hunter 58; ERIC II 1030. Mother Salonina: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/salonina-venus-felix-antoninianius-j-jpg.561659/[/IMG] Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268 Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.10 gm, 21.3 mm, 12 h. Cologne, AD 257-59 (Joint reign). Obv: SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right. Rev: VENVS FELIX, Venus seated l., extending hand to child at feet; transverse scepter in left hand. Refs: RIC 7; Göbl 898c; Cohen 115; RCV 10655; Hunter 24. Older brother Valerian II: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-ii-iovi-crescenti-jpg.884904/[/IMG] Valerian II, Caesar AD 256-258. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.14 g, 22.5 mm, 5 h. Cologne, AD 257-258. Obv: VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter seated facing on goat standing right, his right hand raised. Refs: RIC 3; Göbl 907e; Cohen 26; RCV 10731; Hunter 9. Saloninus himself: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/saloninus-pietas-avg-jpg.884905/[/IMG] Saloninus, Caesar AD 258-260. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.39 g, 22.2 mm, 12 h. Cologne, AD 258-260. Obv: SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: PIETAS AVG, lituus, jug, simpulum and sprinkler. Refs: RIC 9; Göbl 914e; Cohen 41; RCV 10767; Cunetio 744; Hunter 8. NOTE: Some of the types struck in the name of Valerian II have erroneously been assigned by the authors of older references to Saloninus. Such references, like Cohen, should be used cautiously. Inclusion of SAL or SALON in the inscription is a certain indicator that the coinage is of Saloninus and not Valerian II; similarly, without SAL or SALON, the coinage probably belongs to Valerian II.[/QUOTE]
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