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A billon antoninianus of the emperor Postumus with a reverse showing the emperor Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Postumus, 259-268 CE
Mint and Date: Cologne, 265-268 CE
Size and Weight: 19mm x 21mm, 3.60g
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SAECVLI FELICITAS
Postumus, laureate, in military attire, standing right holding transverse spear in right hand behind, and globe at waist level in left hand in front.
Provenance: numismat2 (eBay), November 2006
Ref: RCV (2005) 10983, RIC V 325; Cunetio 2444
BW Ref: 010 029 091
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