a son of the emperor Valerianus, but not by the same mother as Gallienus. He was remarkable
for the beauty of his person, the modesty of his address, the high cultivation of his mind,
and the purity of his morals in which he exhibited a marked contrast to his dissolute brother,
along with whom he perished at Milan in GALLIENUS.] Trebellius Pollio affirms that he received the title of
Caesar from his father, and of Augustus from Gallienus, but this assertion is not supported by
the Fasti nor by any other historical evidence, while Eckhel has adduced many weighty
arguments to prove that he never could have enjoyed either of these appellations, and that all
the coins ascribed to him belong in reality to his nephew Saloninus. (Trebell. Poll. Valerian. jun. ;