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Saloninus, as Caesar AD 258-260. Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne)
Billon Antoninianus
22 mm, 2,39 g
SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust of Saloninus right / PIETAS AVG, priestly implements: lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and aspergillum.
Good Very Fine
RIC V 9.
Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus, born circa AD 242 and passing away in AD 260 in Cologne, assumed the role of Roman emperor in the year 260. Saloninus hailed from a prestigious lineage, being the son of the future emperor Gallienus and Cornelia Salonina. Following the demise of his elder brother Valerianus Caesar in 258, Gallienus appointed Saloninus as Caesar, a position denoting a junior emperor. He was tasked with safeguarding the Rhine frontier in Gaul, residing in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, known today as Cologne, alongside an advisor named Silvanus or Albanus. In the late summer of 260, Saloninus and Silvanus/Albanus found themselves facing the challenge of the usurper Postumus, who, after prevailing over Germanic tribes, demanded a larger portion of the spoils. Subsequently, Postumus laid siege to Cologne, prompting Saloninus to be declared Augustus. However, he was ultimately surrendered to Postumus along with Silvanus and swiftly executed. Postumus then established the Gallic Empire, which endured until 274. Gallienus, occupied with matters on the Danube frontier, was unable to intervene, underscoring the complexities of the Crisis of the Third Century.
Billon Antoninianus
22 mm, 2,39 g
SALON VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust of Saloninus right / PIETAS AVG, priestly implements: lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and aspergillum.
Good Very Fine
RIC V 9.
Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus, born circa AD 242 and passing away in AD 260 in Cologne, assumed the role of Roman emperor in the year 260. Saloninus hailed from a prestigious lineage, being the son of the future emperor Gallienus and Cornelia Salonina. Following the demise of his elder brother Valerianus Caesar in 258, Gallienus appointed Saloninus as Caesar, a position denoting a junior emperor. He was tasked with safeguarding the Rhine frontier in Gaul, residing in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, known today as Cologne, alongside an advisor named Silvanus or Albanus. In the late summer of 260, Saloninus and Silvanus/Albanus found themselves facing the challenge of the usurper Postumus, who, after prevailing over Germanic tribes, demanded a larger portion of the spoils. Subsequently, Postumus laid siege to Cologne, prompting Saloninus to be declared Augustus. However, he was ultimately surrendered to Postumus along with Silvanus and swiftly executed. Postumus then established the Gallic Empire, which endured until 274. Gallienus, occupied with matters on the Danube frontier, was unable to intervene, underscoring the complexities of the Crisis of the Third Century.