RB98504. Bronze double sestertius, Bastien Postume 168, cf. RIC V-2 134 (R2), Cohen VI 99, Hunter IV 120, SRCV III 11044, F, green patina, deposits, a few pits, some corrosion, 2nd officina, uncertain mint, weight 17.616g, maximum diameter 29.8mm, die axis 225
o, c. 260 - 266 A.D.; obverse IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AV, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing front in tetrastyle temple, head left, resting on club in right hand, Nemean Lion's skin in left hand; ex Leu Numismatik auction 16 (22 May 2021), lot 3636; this is the first example of this rare type handled by Forum;
rare;
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