Roman Imperial coin – HCR8763

Obverse

Inscription:

SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES

Design:

Bust of Saloninus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

SPES PVBLICA

Design:

Saloninus, in military attire, standing right, extending right hand and holding baton in left hand, facing Spes, draped, standing left, presenting flower to emperor in right hand and raising skirt with left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Saloninus

Mint

Samosata, 'Second Eastern Mint' (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

260 CE (according to Göbl, MIR 36)

Note

HCR8763

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.87

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

5/1/1955

Source

H. D. Gallwey

Acquisition credit

Presented by H. D. Gallwey, 1955.

mint attribution: uncertain

Mint-mark (reverse)

(• in wreath)//-

Issue

Third Series (c) (Göbl, MIR 36)

Hoard name

Jimena de la Frontera 1

Hoard link

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/3734

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 36 var.

Note:

Assigned to Valerian and Gallienus joint reign (before capture of Valerian); Obverse portrait is cuirassed and draped, not just draped (bust type C, not A)

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : cf. Cunetio 865

Note:

Assigned to Valerian and Gallienus joint reign (before capture of Valerian); Attributed to 'Second Eastern Mint'; specimen's mint-mark is (• in wreath)//-, not (wreath)//-

Reference

Göbl, MIR 36, 43 and 44 : 1707p

Note:

Assigned to Gallienus sole reign (between capture of Valerian and usurpation of Macrianus/Quietus); Attributed to mint of Samosata; for dating see p.134-135

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.sals.36.3

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