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Imperial Catalog:AUGUSTUS LIVA AGRIPPA NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS GERMANICUS AGRIPPINA I TIBERIUS DRUSUS ANTONIA CALIGULA CLAUDIUS I BRITANNICUS AGRIPPINA II NERO GALBA CLODIUS MACER OTHO VITELLIUS VESPASIAN DOMITILLA TITUS DOMITIAN DOMITIA JULIA TITI NERVA TRAJAN PLOTINA MARCIANA MATIDIA HADRIAN SABINA AELIUS ANTONINUS PIUS FAUSTINA I MARCUS AURELIUS FAUSTINA II LUCIUS VERUS LUCILLA COMMODUS CRISPINA PERTINAX DIDIUS JULIANUS MANLIA SCANTILLA DIDIA CLARA PESCENNIUS NIGER CLODIUS ALBINUS SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS JULIA DOMNA CARACALLA PLAUTILLA GETA MACRINUS DIADUMENIAN ELAGABALUS JULIA MAESA JULIA SOAEMIAS JULIA PAULA AQUILIA SEVERA ANNIA FAUSTINA SEVERUS ALEXANDER JULIA MAMAEA ORBIANA MAXIMINUS I PAULINA MAXIMUS GORDIAN I GORDIAN II BALBINUS PUPIENUS GORDIAN III TRANQUILLINA PHILIP I OTACILIA SEVERA PHILIP II PACATIAN JOTAPIAN TRAJAN DECIUS HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS HOSTILIAN TREBONIANUS GALLUS VOLUSIAN AEMILIAN CORNELIA SUPERA SILBANNACUS URANIUS ANTONINUS VALERIAN I MARINIANA VALERIAN II GALLIENUS SALONINA SALONINUS REGALIANUS DRYANTILLA POSTUMUS LAELIANUS MARIUS VICTORINUS DOMITIAN II TETRICUS I TETRICUS II QUIETUS MACRIANUS CLAUDIUS II QUINTILLUS AURELIAN SEVERINA ZENOBIA VABALATHUS TACITUS FLORIAN PROBUS SATURNINUS CARUS CARINUS MAGNIA URBICA NIGRIAN NUMERIAN JULIAN I DIOCLETIAN MAXIMIAN CARAUSIUS ALLECTUS DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS CONSTANTIUS I THEODORA GALERIUS GALERIA VALERIA SEVERUS II MAXENTIUS ROMULUS CONSTANTINE I HELENA FAUSTA ALEXANDER LICINIUS I CONSTANTIA MAXIMINUS II LICINIUS II CRISPUS VALERIUS VALENS MARTINIAN CONSTANTINE II DELMATIUS HANNIBALLIANUS CONSTANS CONSTANTIUS II MAGNENTIUS DECENTIUS NEPOTIAN VETRANO CONSTANTIUS GALLUS JULIAN II JOVIAN VALENTINIAN I VALENS PROCOPIUS GRATIAN VALENTINIAN II THEODOSIUS I AELIA FLACCILLA MAGNUS MAXIMINUS FLAVIUS VICTOR EUGENIUS HONORIUS CONSTANTINE III CONSTANS II MAXIMINUS PRISCUS ATTALUS JOVINUS SABASTIANUS CONSTANTIUS III GALLA PLACIDIA JOHANNES VALENTINIAN III LICINIA EUDOXIA HONORIA PETRONIUS MAXIMINUS AVITUS MAJORIAN LIBIUS SEVERUS ANTHEMIUS EUPHEMIA ANICIUS OLYBRIUS GLYCERIUS JULIUS NEPOS ROMULUS AUGUSTUS ARCADIUS EUDOXIA PULCHERIA THEODOSIUS II EUDOCIA MARCIAN LEO I VERINA LEO II ZENO ARIADNE BASILISCUS ZENONIS LEONTIUS I ANASTASIUS I ANONYMOUS COINAGE
| ERIC The Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins by Rasiel Suarez
Postumus remained Gallienus 's nemesis for most of his reign and, with the aid of the traitor Aureolus, his eventual killer. Postumus came on the scene following a dispute with Saloninus over the distribution of captured war loot. Because Postumus was in command of the military, Saloninus had little to defend him except for his title and official recognition. Postumus had himself named emperor and captured and executed Saloninus sealing his fate with the rest of the empire. However, the rest of the empire could do little at the moment. Gallienus was embroiled with battling several usurpers out east and could not avenge his brother 's death. Neither could Rome do anything about it. And so for the time being Postumus held the western half of the empire as de facto ruler. When Gallienus finally returned from the east he would find Postumus entrenched in Gaul and having snatched Britain and Spain away from the empire as well. Because his power had grown during Gallienus 's absence, he had had time to consolidate his leadership and posed a bigger threat. However, for one reason or another, Postumus never made preparations to attack Rome or mount an offensive against Gallienus and contented himself with this secessionist state. But he knew Gallienus was mulling over his options all the meanwhile and had on his agenda the recapturing of the lost lands. Gallienus mounted several expeditions to depose Postumus but all failed. Still, Gallienus would most likely have ultimately been the ultimate victor had Postumus not gained the aid of one of Gallienus 's trusted men, Aureolus, who engineered a successful conspiracy ending with the murder of Gallienus. Postumus would meet a deadly fate himself the following year following a revolt from within instigated by one of his own earlier leading generals, Laelianus, in a move very reminiscent of his own rise to power. Postumus kicks off the Gallic empire with well-made, high-grade coins and by the time of his fall both have suffered considerably in tandem with the coinage elsewhere in the Roman world. While the Aureus and its multiples will be priced into the stratosphere, the ordinary Antoninianus is easily available and affordable. Expect, however, to find these to be fairly lousy in quality overall. Although there are better grade coins, and even mint state gem ones, these are more often available only through established numismatic firms and at substantially higher cost. Coins attributed to the Mediolanum (now Milan) mint were issued by an associate usurper named Aureolus. Postumus 's portraits, as well as those of his Gallic successors, give him an appearance reminiscent of Santa Clause.
Busts: 5) Helmeted, draped bust left 6) Helmeted, draped bust right 18) Laureate, draped bust left, raising hand 19) Laureate, draped bust left, raising hand and holding shield 20) Laureate, draped bust right Obverses: 4) IMP C M CAS LAT POTVMVS
Reverses: 11) CONCORD EQVITVM 13) CONSERVATORES AVG 18) DIANAE LVCIFERAE 19) DIANAE LVCIFERE 22) FELICITA 41) HERC PACIFER 43) HERCVLI ARCADIO 44) HERCVLI ARGIVO 45) HERCVLI AVG 46) HERCVLI CRETENCI 49) HERCVLI ERVMANTINO 50) HERCVLI GADITANO 51) HERCVLI IMMORTALI 53) HERCVLI LIBVCO 56) HERCVLI PISAEO 57) HERCVLI ROM 59) HERCVLI ROMANO 60) HERCVLI ROMANO AVG 63) I O M SPONSORI SAECVLI 67) INVICTO AVG 74) LAETI 87) MONITA AVG 95) PAX EQVITVM 98) PM T P COS 120) QVINQVENNALES AVG 122) REST GALLIARVM 125) RESTIT GALLIARVM 127) RESTITOR GALLIAE 128) RESTITOR GALLIAR 134) SAECVLI FRVGIFERO 165) VOT PVBL
Types: 2) Aesculapius standing, facing, holding staff with snake coiled around it 3) Aesculapius standing, facing, holding staff with snake coiled around it; globe to lower right. 5) Busts (3), radiate; center one facing, other two facing towards center. 8) Castor standing left, holding spear; horse to side. 9) Club; bow to left and quiver to right 10) Diana advancing right, holding bow; deer to right. 11) Diana advancing right, holding torch with both hands. 12) Diana advancing right, holding torch with both hands; dog to right. 17) Fortuna standing left, stepping on galley prow, holding patera and rudder on globe. 19) Galley sailing left 20) Galley sailing right 21) Hercules advancing left, holding pickax; jug by feet. 23) Hercules advancing right, holding the boar of Erymanthos; jar by feet. 28) Hercules standing left, holding branch and club with lion skin. 30) Hercules standing left, wrestling Queen Hippolyte. 31) Hercules standing right, fighting the three-bodied Geryon. 32) Hercules standing right, resting hand on club and holding apples. 33) Hercules standing right, resting hand on club and holding bow with lion skin. 34) Hercules standing right, resting hand on hip and holding wand. 36) Hercules standing right, wrestling deer of Ceryneia. 37) Hercules standing right, wrestling the horses of Diomedes. 38) Hercules standing, facing, holding bow and lion skin, driving the birds of Stymphalos. 43) Jupiter advancing left, holding thunderbolt and raising hand. 44) Jupiter advancing left, holding thunderbolt and raising hand; seven stars in field, eagle between feet. 48) Jupiter standing, facing, aiming thunderbolt and holding shield. 53) Lion advancing right. 54) Lion, radiate, advancing left, thunderbolt in mouth 55) Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. 56) Mars standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield. 57) Mars standing left, resting hand on shield and holding spear. 58) Mercury standing, facing, holding purse and caduceus. 59) Minerva advancing left, holding branch and spear with shield. 60) Minerva standing left, holding branch and spear. 63) Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; galley prow to left. 64) Neptune standing left, stepping on galley prow, holding dolphin and trident 65) Pax advancing left, holding branch and scepter. 66) Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter. 67) Pietas standing, facing, holding baby in either arm; child to either side. 69) Postumus advancing left, stepping on captive, holding spear and shield. 70) Postumus advancing right, stepping on captive, holding spear and shield. 81) Postumus riding horse left, raising hand and holding spear. 82) Postumus riding horse left, soldiers (3) to left 83) Postumus riding horse left, soldiers (4) to left 89) Postumus seated left, raising hand; kneeling citizen to left 90) Postumus standing left on right, holding spear and holding hand of kneeling Gallia to left, holding branch. 92) Postumus standing left on right, sacrificing over altar and holding spear, facing Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. 94) Postumus standing left, holding globe and spear, being crowned by Victory to right, holding palm. 95) Postumus standing left, holding globe and spear. 98) Postumus standing left, sacrificing over altar among witnesses. 104) Postumus standing right, holding spear and globe. 105) Postumus standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield. 108) Providentia standing left, raising hand towards flaming globe. 109) Rhine lying left, resting hand on boat prow and cradling anchor. 111) Salus standing left, feeding snake on altar and holding rudder. 112) Salus standing left, leaning on column and with legs crossed, holding and feeding snake. 113) Salus standing right, holding and feeding snake. 114) Salus standing to left, holding and feeding snake, facing Aesculapius to right, holding staff with snake coiled around it. 116) Serapis standing left, raising hand and holding scepter; galley prow to left. 117) Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip. 120) Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. 121) Standards (4) 122) Temple with (4) columns, Hercules standing within, resting hand on club and holding lion skin. 123) Triumphal arch, trophy with captive on either side above. 126) Victories (2) standing, facing each other, together holding shield on palm; seated captive on either side. 127) Victory advancing left, holding branch and spear. 141) Victory standing right, stepping on globe, holding shield reading X 143) Victory standing right, stepping on globe, holding shield reading VO / XX 144) Victory standing right, stepping on globe, holding shield reading V X 145) Victory standing right, stepping on globe, holding shield reading Q 147) Virtus standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield. 148) Virtus standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield. 149) Weapons in a pile.
Mints: 3) Mediolanum
2) B09, O30, R146, T086 3) B11, O15, R154, T137 Exe: AVG RIC Vii 42 4) B11, O28, R019, T012 5) B11, O28, R066, T089 RIC Vii 276, C 145 6) B11, O28, R165, T085
7) B21, O24, R072, T049 RIC Vii 310, C 160 8) B21, O24, R111, T009 RIC Vii 292, C 282 9) B24, O15, R016, T140 RIC Vii 287c, C 31 10) B24, O15, R017, T140 RIC Vii 288c, C 32a 11) B24, O15, R018, T011 RIC Vii 299c, C 33 12) B24, O15, R024, T013 RIC Vii 58c 13) B24, O15, R033, T121 14) B24, O15, R040, T121 RIC Vii 66c 15) B24, O15, R042, T028 RIC Vii 67c 16) B24, O15, R049, T033 RIC Vii 64c, C 91a 17) B24, O15, R072, T049 RIC Vii 278c, C 158 18) B24, O15, R072, T049 RIC Vii 309c, C 159a 19) B24, O15, R073, T048 RIC Vii 311c, C 161a 20) B24, O15, R075, T020 Exe: AVG RIC Vii 73c, C 167 21) B24, O15, R081, T058 RIC Vii 313c, C 192 22) B24, O15, R086, T062 RIC Vii 315c, C 199a 23) B24, O15, R086, T062 RIC Vii 75c, C 199 24) B24, O15, R089, T063 RIC Vii 76c, C 205 25) B24, O15, R091, T117 RIC Vii 316c, C 213c 26) B24, O15, R092, T118 RIC Vii 317c, C 214 27) B24, O15, R093, T065 RIC Vii 219c, C 226 28) B24, O15, R093, T066 RIC Vii 219c, C 225 29) B24, O15, R093, T066 RIC Vii 318c, C 215 30) B24, O15, R095, T066 Exe: T RIC Vii 381, C 228a 31) B24, O15, R096, T067 RIC Vii 320, C 230a 32) B24, O15, R102, T091 RIC Vii 54c, C 243 33) B24, O15, R108, T055 RIC Vii 57c, C 73a 34) B24, O15, R111, T009 RIC Vii 291c, C 281 35) B24, O15, R112, T143 RIC Vii 295c, C 285 36) B24, O15, R118, T106 RIC Vii 221c, C 295a 37) B24, O15, R118, T106 RIC Vii 323c, C 295a 38) B24, O15, R133, T098 RIC Vii 83c, C 331 39) B24, O15, R135, T006 40) B24, O15, R137, T003 RIC Vii 326c, C 336 41) B24, O15, R138, T003 RIC Vii 327c, C 348 42) B24, O15, R139, T113 RIC Vii 328c, C 350 43) B24, O15, R140, T109 RIC Vii 87c 44) B24, O15, R142, T115 RIC Vii 329c, C 360a 45) B24, O15, R148, T125 RIC Vii 330c, C 365 46) B24, O15, R153, T128 RIC Vii 234c, C 386 47) B24, O15, R159, T148 RIC Vii 93c, C 419a 48) B24, O15, R163, T034 RIC Vii 333, C 19b 49) B24, O19, R010, T017 Exe: S RIC Vii 373c, C 19a 50) B24, O19, R028, T014
51) B30, O12, R005, T007
52) B24, O09, R034, T015 RIC Vii 123c 53) B24, O09, R040, T122 RIC Vii 134, C 99 54) B24, O09, R042, T028 RIC Vii 135, C 106 55) B24, O09, R075, T020 Exe: AVG RIC Vii 143c, C 179 56) B24, O09, R101, T091 RIC Vii 106c 57) B24, O09, R102, T095 S G across fields 58) B24, O09, R155, T131 RIC Vii 169c, C 379 59) B24, O09, R159, T148 S in right field RIC Vii 179c, C 422
60) B17, O17, R076, T020 Exe: SC 61) B17, O17, R155, T128 RIC Vii 172, C 387
62) B24, O09, R038, T124 RIC Vii 198, C 86 63) B24, O15, R101, T095 RIC Vii 188, C 252
AE As 64) B17, O15, R155, T126 RIC Vii 167
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