Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus Caesar Augustus
Obverse design
bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Saloninus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription
L Γ
Edition
(ἔτους) γʹ
Translation
of year 3
Reverse design
Homonoia standing left, raising right arm and holding double cornucopia
Metal
debased silver
Average weight
9.63 g
Axis
12
Specimens
2 (1 in the core collections)
Note
These two coins (probably die duplicates?) are very puzzling, since his coinage did not begin until year 5. Even then the obverse legend in the form ΥΑΛƐΡΙΑΝΟϹ occurs only in years 7-8 (ΟΥΑΛƐΡΙΑΝΟϹ is used in years 5-6). A standing Homonoia is, however, attested for the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus only in years 1, 4 and 8, the last including some rare coins for Saloninus. One can only suppose that the Γ on these coins is a (very) defective Η. Otherwise one would have to regard it as some sort of 'hybrid'; cf. Voetter, NZ 1908, p. 81; "nehmen wir ... das Stück mit L Γ des Saloninus, welches Dattari bringt, als hybrid an".