An Interesting Selection of Roman Provincial Coinage
Bagis. Salonina, wife of Gallienus. Bronze (homonoia with Themenothyrai) circa 253-268, Æ 22.99 g. KOPNHΛIA – CAΛONINA Draped bust r. on crescent. Rev. KAI CAREΩN BAΓHNΩN THMENOΘVPEΩN Heracles and Dionysos, both naked, standing front and looking l.; Heracles resting on club with r. hand and holding lion's skin in l., and Dionysos, holding cantharus and thyrsus, panther at feet. In exergue, OMONOIA. BMC 57-58. SNG von Aulock –. SNG Copenhagen –. Franke-Nollé 116-120.
Very rare. Brown tone and traces of tooling on reverse, otherwise very fine
Ex Nummorum Auctiones sale 7, 1997, 1632.