Salonina- Antoninianus PVDICITIA

Salonina, Augusta 254 - c. September 268 A.D., wife of Gallienus

Obverse:
Diademed draped bust right on crescent

SALONINA AVG

SALONINA: Salonina
AVG: Augustus, emperor

Reverse:
PVDICITIA

PVDICITIA: Pudicitia
Pudicitia standing left, raising veil and holding transverse sceptre

Pudicitia is the personification of modesty and chastity.

Q in right field:
Mints were often divided into different workshops, called officinae. Around about the middle of the 3rd century it became common for the officina number to be marked on coins - in this case officina 4. The mint of this coin was Rome, which at this time had 6 officinae, marked P, S, T, Q, V, VI.


Domination: Silver Antoninianus, size 18 mm.

Mint: Rome, Officina Q (Alpha, 4 th.), struck 260-268 A.D. RIC V/2, 24; C.92 (sole reign of Gallienus)

Comment:
It's Salonina, the wife of Gallienus.. One can identify her by her hair-do. The letter in the right field of the reverse is a Q. Because one can see the crescent under her bust, the denomination is Antoninianus. It is Pudicitia on the reverse due to is attitude and the V on the legend left.

Additional information can be found on Ed Flinn web site on Gallienus and his family.
My coin could (maybe be # 492 of the list).