Saloninus

Reece Period attributed: Period 12

Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 258 until 260.

Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus was the younger son of Gallienus. When his brother, Valerian II, died in 258, Saloninus was given the title Caesar. In 259 he became Augustus but Postumus, the commander of the Rhine legions, put him to death after Postumus’ troops proclaimed him emperor.

Other resources about Saloninus

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Saloninus
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saloninus
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5835772

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Saloninus
• Full names:
  • Saloninus
• Title:
• Predecessor: Gallienus
• Successor: Gallienus
• Definition: Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus (died 260), typically just called Saloninus, was a Roman nobleman who briefly became Emperor in 260. The grandson of Valerian I, Saloninus was appointed (subordinate) Caesar in 258 in an attempt to shore up the Licinial line of succession during the Crisis of the Third Century. During his time in power, Saloninus administered the German marches out of Cologne. Nevertheless, Saloninus soon became embroiled in a dispute with future Caesar of the Gallic Empire Postumus over war spoils. In 260, Saloninus' troops acclaimed him Emperor in an unsuccessful bid for political legitimacy; Postumus killed Saloninus shortly thereafter.
• Parents:
  • Father: Gallienus
  • Mother: Cornelia Salonina
• Birth place:
• Death place: Colonia Agrippina
• Spouse:
• Other title(s):
  • List of Roman emperors
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• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • Deified Roman emperors
  • Sons of Roman emperors
  • Murdered Roman emperors
  • 3rd-century Roman emperors
  • 3rd-century murdered monarchs
  • 242 births
  • 260 deaths
  • Valerian dynasty
  • Licinii