Issued during the Crisis of the Third Century, this billon antoninianus bears the portrait of Salonina, wife of Emperor Gallienus.
Struck in a low silver alloy, these coins balanced appearance with economic reality as Rome struggled with inflation and instability.
This piece once circulated through a world of military upheaval and uncertain rule, passing between citizens who lived through one of the empire’s most fragile eras.
Preserved as found, it remains an untouched witness to survival during Rome’s age of crisis.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman Empire in crisis. Streets tense with uncertainty. Markets strained as prices rise and silver disappears.
This alloy coin once mattered in that fragile time. It may have bought food for a family trying to stretch what little they had. It could have passed through a merchant’s hands, its thin silvered surface offering comfort when confidence was fading.
Perhaps it was held by someone who looked to Empress Salonina as a sign of stability.
Struck during invasion and rebellion, this coin moved through hands shaped by anxiety and endurance. People who kept daily life going while the empire faltered.
Their world changed. The coin endured. Now it rests in your hand.
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How is it possible to own something this old?
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Issued during the Crisis of the Third Century, this billon antoninianus bears the portrait of Salonina, wife of Emperor Gallienus.
Struck in a low silver alloy, these coins balanced appearance with economic reality as Rome struggled with inflation and instability.
This piece once circulated through a world of military upheaval and uncertain rule, passing between citizens who lived through one of the empire’s most fragile eras.
Preserved as found, it remains an untouched witness to survival during Rome’s age of crisis.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman Empire in crisis. Streets tense with uncertainty. Markets strained as prices rise and silver disappears.
This alloy coin once mattered in that fragile time. It may have bought food for a family trying to stretch what little they had. It could have passed through a merchant’s hands, its thin silvered surface offering comfort when confidence was fading.
Perhaps it was held by someone who looked to Empress Salonina as a sign of stability.
Struck during invasion and rebellion, this coin moved through hands shaped by anxiety and endurance. People who kept daily life going while the empire faltered.
Their world changed. The coin endured. Now it rests in your hand.
