Salonina BI Double Denarius AD 254-268 AU
$115.00
$118.74
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- SKU: BFB005453
- Categories: ANCIENTS ROMAN ROMAN EMPIRE
The double denarius, sometimes called an antoninianus or aurelianianus, was a result of inflation in the Roman Empire. In 215 AD, Caracalla stopped production of the regular silver denarius and introduced the double denarius, which only used 1.5x the material of a regular denarius. In 274 AD under Aurelian, the composition of double denarii changed from a silver alloy to bronze with a silver coating. Some consider double denarii from 274 and beyond to be a different denomination (aurelianiani) than previous double denarii (antoniniani). On a double denarius’s obverse, emperors are depicted wearing a radiate crown and empresses are pictured with a crescent moon under their shoulders. This specific double denarius was minted during the reign of Gallienus and features a bust of Salonina.
Publia Licinia Julia Cornelia Salonina was an augusta of the Roman Empire from 253 to 268 AD. Hardly anything is known about Salonina’s origins. She married Gallienus about 10 years before he became emperor in 253, ruling jointly with his father Valerian until 260, when Valerian died and Gallienus became sole emperor. She and Gallienus had three children: Valerian II, Saloninus, and Marinianus. In 268, Gallienus was murdered during the siege of Mediolanum (present-day Milan), but Salonina’s fate is unknown. Some believe she was executed with some of her relatives at the command of the Roman Senate, but others believe she was spared.
This coin was graded AU (almost uncirculated) by the Numismatic Grading Company, the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association and the Professional Numismatists Guild. Here is a list of grades used by the NGC, as well as information about Strike, Surface, and Style ratings.
Publia Licinia Julia Cornelia Salonina was an augusta of the Roman Empire from 253 to 268 AD. Hardly anything is known about Salonina’s origins. She married Gallienus about 10 years before he became emperor in 253, ruling jointly with his father Valerian until 260, when Valerian died and Gallienus became sole emperor. She and Gallienus had three children: Valerian II, Saloninus, and Marinianus. In 268, Gallienus was murdered during the siege of Mediolanum (present-day Milan), but Salonina’s fate is unknown. Some believe she was executed with some of her relatives at the command of the Roman Senate, but others believe she was spared.
This coin was graded AU (almost uncirculated) by the Numismatic Grading Company, the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association and the Professional Numismatists Guild. Here is a list of grades used by the NGC, as well as information about Strike, Surface, and Style ratings.
Obverse: COR SALONINA AVG (Cornelia Salonina Augusta, translation: Empress Cornelia Salonina); diademed, draped bust right, crescent behind the shoulders
Reverse: IVONI CONS AVG(Junoni Conservatori Augusti, translation: Juno, protector of the Empress); doe walking left, Δ in exergue
Reference: RCV 10643, RIC V.1 14, 16, RSC 69-69a, 70-70a
