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Postumus coin 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, 3.5g
Obverse: Radiate, draped bust right.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
Reverse: Postumus, in military attire, standing right holding transverse spear in right hand behind, and globe at waist level in left hand in front.
LAETITIA
Provenance: numismat2 (eBay), November 2006
Ref: RCV (2005) 10983, RIC V 325
BW Ref: 010 029 091
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