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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 4361202, member: 87404&quot;]I&#039;m taking tomorrow off of work, so tonight is like my Friday night and I&#039;ve been using the time tonight to look at a few new Alexandrian tetradrachms: 1 Valerian, 2 Gallienus, and 1 Valerian II. I decided to pull out the other tets of this family and explore the group (10 in total) chronologically.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102640[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two of father and son, Valerian and Gallienus, RY 3 with matching Eirene reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102642[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1102643[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Next is grandfather and grandson, Valerian and Valerian II, RY 4 with Homonoia and Eagle, respectively. The Valerian II came with the original handwritten collectors tag where he had the correct obverse legend written, but sadly he had the wrong ID (Saloninus). </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102644[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1102645[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian II was killed in 258 AD, not long after those 2 coins were struck. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next comes my RY 9 of Gallienus with Eagle reverse with palm. This was issued about 1-2 years after the death of his father, Valerian, in 260 AD. </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/collagemaker_20190611_214303169.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>One year later comes this Gallienus coin, RY 10 with Eagle reverse also with palm... Seems to be a trend, so maybe there&#039;s a meaning? </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190310_151645196.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This next coin, a new one just delivered yesterday, is Gallienus RY 11, but it has an interesting reverse error where the date is retrograde. Cool, huh? </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200416_204218115.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Next is the great wife of Gallienus, Cornelia Salonina, with two coins of the same type: RY 12 with Eirene reverse, with palm. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1102657[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And finally, a (rough) Gallienus from the last year to issue a coin before his death in 268 AD, a RY 15 with Eagle reverse with palm. </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_181907038.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, that&#039;s my little timeline journey through the Valerian family via Alexandrian tetradrachms. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Do you have any that fill the gaps above? Do you have one of the missing grandson? Or anything else you find relevant? Please post! </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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