About this artwork
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the empress Salonina, facing right and crowned with a diadem.
On the back (reverse) Elpis, the goddess of hope, walks left holding a flower and raising the hem of her robe. A palm branch and a partial inscription are seen in the field behind her.
Salonina was married to the Roman emperor Gallienus, who reigned jointly with his father, Valerian, from 253-260, then as sole emperor to 268. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the reverse inscription “LIΔ “, which means the fourteenth year of Gallienus’s reign, or 266-267 CE.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Artist
- Ancient Roman
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Title
- Coin Portraying Empress Salonina
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Place
- Roman Empire (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 266 CE–267 CE
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Medium
- Billon
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Inscriptions
- Obverse: KOΡNHΛIA CAΛWNEINA CEB Reverse: LIΔ
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.3 cm (15/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Robert L. Grover
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Reference Number
- 1983.1093
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/101123/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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