Offered is a rare and interesting Antoninianus of Saloninus, struck at Cologne during his brief reign in 260AD, Sear#10767, RIC#9, Hunter#8, RSC#41. This coin depicts the right facing bust of the Caesar surrounded by the inscription SALON VALERIANVS CAES on the obverse. The reverse depicts priestly emblems (Lituus, knife, patera, vase, simpulum, sprinkler), surrounded by the inscription PIETAS AVG.
Saloninus was set up in 258 by his brother Valerian at Cologne as Caesar so as to command the Rhine frontier, but after a series of unfortunate events, he found himself besieged in 260 in the aforementioned city by Postumus. Declared Augustus by his troops, he would not be long in this position before his capture and execution that same year. Coins of this particular type are usually found weakly struck on irregular flans, and although this example is certainly the latter, the obverse of this particular coin is fabulous for the issue. In all a fantastic portrait coin for a tricky reign.
Offered is a rare and interesting Antoninianus of Saloninus, struck at Cologne during his brief reign in 260AD, Sear#10767, RIC#9, Hunter#8, RSC#41. This coin depicts the right facing bust of the Caesar surrounded by the inscription SALON VALERIANVS CAES on the obverse. The reverse depicts priestly emblems (Lituus, knife, patera, vase, simpulum, sprinkler), surrounded by the inscription PIETAS AVG.
Saloninus was set up in 258 by his brother Valerian at Cologne as Caesar so as to command the Rhine frontier, but after a series of unfortunate events, he found himself besieged in 260 in the aforementioned city by Postumus. Declared Augustus by his troops, he would not be long in this position before his capture and execution that same year. Coins of this particular type are usually found weakly struck on irregular flans, and although this example is certainly the latter, the obverse of this particular coin is fabulous for the issue. In all a fantastic portrait coin for a tricky reign.
