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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Secessionist Empires| > |Postumus| > RA85074
Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D.
|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.|, Victory or Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, with one of the most famous being the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. Victory or Nike is also one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek and Roman coins.
RA85074. Silver antoninianus, Schulzki AGK 97c, RSC IV 377a, Mairat 6-10, RIC V-2 89, Hunter IV 30, Elmer 125, SRCV III 10996, VF, well centered, nice portrait, reverse weakly struck with a worn die, Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, weight 3.858g, maximum diameter 22.0mm, die axis 180o, c. 260 - 265 A.D.; obverse IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory walking left, raising wreath in right hand, palm frond in left hand, bound captive seated left at feet on left; SOLD











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