Antoninianus of Saloninus as Augustus, Cologne, summer 260 AD. Minted while under siege by Postumus, the teenaged Caesar accepted the title of emperor in a desperate attempt to keep his troops’ loyalty until his father Gallienus could come and break the siege. It did not work. [2349 X 1092]

Antoninianus of Saloninus as Augustus, Cologne, summer 260 AD. Minted while under siege by Postumus, the teenaged Caesar accepted the title of emperor in a desperate attempt to keep his troops’ loyalty until his father Gallienus could come and break the siege. It did not work. [2349 X 1092]

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