The Roman Empire
Salonina, wife of Gallienus
Salonina is initially presented with an individual portrait type on sestertii, as below, however most antoniniani follow the change in style visible in Gallienus' later emission to a very depersonalised minimalist style. AMP.
Sestertius, Mediolanum 257-258, Æ 15.95 g. CORNELIA SAL – ONINA AVG Diademed and draped bust r. Rev. PIETAS AVGG / S – C Empress seated l., with three children. C 86. MIR 230. RIC 47.
Lovely light green-brown patina and good very fine
Ex Aufhäuser 8, 1991, 568 and Hirsch 279-280, 2012, 2696 sales.
Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum.