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Offline gb29400

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Postumus OTD
« on: April 29, 2023, 01:54:14 pm »
Nice and rare coin for Postumus


Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269.
Antoninianus, Trier, 268
20,5 mm - 3.30 g.
POSTVMVS AVG, radiate bust left, wearing lionskin around shoulders and carrying club over right shoulder
R/ IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt.
AGK 38b (r2); RIC V 310; Cunetio -.
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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2023, 03:01:39 pm »
Fabulous, allusion to Hercules. I have the Pax reverse from this issue. Love it. Do you know any provenance? The flan shape looks familiar, sure I've seen this up for sale in the past.

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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2023, 12:46:54 pm »
An amazing bust..great style  :)
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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2023, 01:02:42 pm »
Left facing, great style... What's not to like?
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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2023, 02:20:21 pm »
Hello Guy, I saw your coin and another one for sale on ebay, but they were only online for one day before they got sold !
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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2023, 03:50:10 pm »
If I recognise the background in the  photo correctly the dealer's son collected antoniniani and is now selling his collection I believe.

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Re: Postumus OTD
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2023, 11:17:34 am »

The portraits on the coinage of Postumus are among the last to show real insight into the character of their subject in the late ancient world.

The portrait on your example from Trier gb29400 is one of the very best I've seen on an ant of that period.

Added to that, the coin is in excellent condition, so I think you did very well indeed to pick it up.

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