Salonina, 253-268, Antoninianus

Salonina, antoninianus, AR, Augusta under Gallienus, AD 253–268, Rome mint, 4.10 g, 22 mm. Obverse with diademed and draped bust of Salonina right; legend SALONINA AVG. Reverse depicting Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; legend IOVI VICTRIX. Well-centred strike on a broad flan, with legends largely complete and principal devices clear. RIC V Salonina (2) 31.

This issue names Jupiter as bringer of victory, reflecting the mid-3rd-century emphasis on traditional state cults and divine sanction during sustained military and political pressures on the Roman Empire; antoniniani of Salonina formed part of the imperial monetary output alongside that of Gallienus, circulating widely in the period of intensified debasement and frequent mint activity.