Lot 4772

Description

Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (died A.D. 268), billon antoninianus, Cologne mint, (3.05 g), obv. diademed veiled and draped bust of Salonina to right on crescent, around SALONINA AVG, rev. Venus seated left, extending right hand to child (or Cupid) at feet, around VENVS FELIX, (S.10655, RIC 7, RSC 115); Galerius Maximian, as Caesar, (A.D. 305-311), AE folles, Thessalonica mint, issued A.D. 298-9, (9.59 g), obv. laureate head of Galerius to right, around GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, rev. around GENIO POPV LI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, in exergue TSB., (S.14370, RIC 20b). First toned very fine second with some silvering, extremely fine/good very fine and rare as such. (2)