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ROMAN EMPIRE, POSTUMUS. AR ANTONINIANUS of Treveri. Struck A.D.265 - 268.
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Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus facing right.
Reverse: IOVI STATORI. Jupiter standing facing left, head turned to right, holding thunderbolt in his left hand and sceptre in his right.
RIC V : 309 | RSC IV : 159a.
M. Cassianius Latinius Postumus was appointed commander of the Rhine legion by Valerian I. In AD 259 he rebelled against Gallienus and ruled Gaul, Spain and Britain for almost a decade. He was assassinated by his own troops in AD 268 for refusing to allow them to sack Moguntiacum which had supported Laelianus.
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![ROMAN EMPIRE, POSTUMUS. AR ANTONINIANUS of Treveri. Struck A.D.265 - 268.
[i]Obverse[/i]: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus facing right.
[i]Reverse[/i]: IOVI STATORI. Jupiter standing facing left, head turned to right, holding thunderbolt in his left hand and sceptre in his right.
[b]RIC V : 309 | RSC IV : 159a[/b].
[i]M. Cassianius Latinius Postumus was appointed commander of the Rhine legion by Valerian I. In AD 259 he rebelled against Gallienus and ruled Gaul, Spain and Britain for almost a decade. He was assassinated by his own troops in AD 268 for refusing to allow them to sack Moguntiacum which had supported Laelianus.[/i]](albums/userpics/10427/POSTUMUS_IOVI_STATORI.JPG "ROMAN EMPIRE, POSTUMUS. AR ANTONINIANUS of Treveri. Struck A.D.265 - 268.
[i]Obverse[/i]: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus facing right.
[i]Reverse[/i]: IOVI STATORI. Jupiter standing facing left, head turned to right, holding thunderbolt in his left hand and sceptre in his right.
[b]RIC V : 309 | RSC IV : 159a[/b].
[i]M. Cassianius Latinius Postumus was appointed commander of the Rhine legion by Valerian I. In AD 259 he rebelled against Gallienus and ruled Gaul, Spain and Britain for almost a decade. He was assassinated by his own troops in AD 268 for refusing to allow them to sack Moguntiacum which had supported Laelianus.[/i]")
