Postumus

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Created

When	260-269 CE
Where	Cologne [Probably]

Created

When	260-269 CE
Where	Trier [Probably]

Commissioned

Who	Postumus (-269)

Sold

Who	Adolph Weyl (1842-1901)

Was depicted (Actor)

Who	Postumus (-269)

Relation to places

Germany

Keywords

Animal Aureus Classical antiquity Coin Era of Roman Emperors (27 BCE to 395 AD) Gold Portrait ruler

Description

Front: Drapierte Panzerbüste des Postumus mit Lorbeerkranz in der Brustansicht nach r.
Rear: Löwe mit Strahlenkranz sowie Blitzbündel im Maul nach l.
Pierced: Intentional hole(s) pierced through a coin so that it can be worn on a neclace, sewn onto textiles, etc. In case of paper money such a perforation often indicates devaluation.

Inscription

Vorderseite: IMP C P[O]ST-VMVS P F AVG
Rückseite: P M TR P COS P P

Similar objects

RIC V-2 Postumus: 0001

Material/Technique

Gold; struck

Measurements

Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 5.32 g

Part of

Die Krise des 3. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. (511)

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Literature

B. Schulte, Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus (1983) 80 Nr. 27 a Taf. 3 (dieses Stück, Gruppe 4, Dezember 261 n. Chr.).
J. Mairat, The Coinage of the Gallic Empire (2014) Nr. 201,1 (dieses Stück, Trier, issue 3, Anfang 262 n. Chr.).
RIC V-2 Nr. 1.