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Offline gallienus1

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Postumus sestertius OTD
« on: January 25, 2019, 07:08:47 am »
An interesting Postumus (A.D. 259-268) sestertius, unfortunately harshly cleaned at some point in the past, but still keeping it's character intact. The contrast between the realist portrait of the emperor and the stripped down and simplified image of Victory, looking like something the modernist artist Miro could have produced on the reverse, is very appealing to me. 

AE sestertius, Lugdunum mint, (14.65 g), obv. laureate bust of Postumus to right, around IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, rev. Victory advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, and cradling palm frond in left arm, to left, captive seated left, VICTORIA AVG around, (cf.S.11065, RIC 406 var, C.1343 var)

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Re: Postumus sestertius OTD
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2019, 02:57:18 pm »
Hi,
Having a fondness for these and a gallery of them here on Forum I am envious of your specimen. A beautiful obverse and a wonderfully fluid reverse.

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Re: Postumus sestertius OTD
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2019, 04:37:10 pm »
Super cool style on the reverse! (neat addition)

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Re: Postumus sestertius OTD
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2019, 08:06:26 pm »

Thank you Mauseus and Steve P. It is such a pleasure showing a new acquisition with those who share your own enthusiasm and appreciate the special qualities intrinsic to coins from the ancient world.

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Steve
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