A Brief History of the Gallic – Roman Empire

..haha..well, that's the thing about collecting....purdy sooner or later you can start categorizing various groups from your random selections...aint that kool! (kaos theory)

 

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IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus right
P M TR P COS II PP - Postumus, helmeted and in military attire, standing left, holding globe and resting on spear
Sestertius, Colonia Agrippina 261 a.D.
29,84 mm / 14,42 gr
RIC 107, C 249, Elmer 207, Bastien 61, Sear 11089, Banti 46 (2 Specimens)

Rome mint Sestertii of Gallienus´sole reign were hardly ever struck in this quality.

 

My bad. I misinterpreted David Sears wording in his write-up. I have not taken an ancient history course since the 7th grade.

 

Great writeup, but you somehow failed to mention the other great rarity of the series, Laelianus. My example of Laelianus was stolen in 2007. I keep waiting to see it turn up in someone else's hands, along with my ultra rare Phillip Mankaphas 1204 trachy, which was stolen at same time.

 

No, he is still missing one.

 

Several people have posted Postumus AE sestertii or doubles. Be on the lookout for Postumus doubles overstruck on Antonine sestertii. Pius is most common but there are Faustinas as well. Some are weakly struck that the undertype is as strong as the new dies but mine wiped the reverse to the point I do not know what it was..
Postumus on Antoninus Pius / Galley on ???

 

I tend not to think about items that are uncollectable. It spoiled my joy when I collected half cents by die variety. I am a lot more interested in the history.

Klawans did not list him has an emperor, only as the leader of the revolt against Postumus who was slain. Hence I was blindsided with him when I wrote the essay.

 

Him and Domitianus are cool, but like you said absolutely unobtainable. No need to mention them except in very specialized circumstances

 

Unobtainable? yet I found one in a lot of crusty culls. LOL. I zapped it once and there was a Laelianus in beautiful near uncirculated condition, but somewhat curved. It looked as if it was placed faceup on top of another coin while still nearly molten, had drooped and curved over the edge of the coin and then stuck to a third coin as it cooled. One edge of it was straight but ragged as if it were snapped off or broken away from the third coin. The curve made the obverse slightly stretched and gave the reverse a pinched but high relief effect. I never would have sold it or my Theodore (not Phillip) Mankaphas (found in a similar manner), so they were stolen in 2007 when I fell on really hard times and really could've used that kind of money. I have an image of the lost Mankaphas, and though I couldn't get a good image, I'll never forget what the Laelianus looked like. I wasn't going for any sort of theme at that time, but now my wife and I avidly hunt down Radiant crowns of all kinds.

 

I think your story is pretty much a literal one in a million chance; for most people Laelianus is probably not in the works unless they win the lottery or REALLY WANT ONE

 

https://www.hisoma.mom.fr/numismatique/PDF/Mairat Chalgrove II-1.pdf
On the Chalgrove Hoards , the second of which yielded the 2nd known coin of Domitian ll and a total die match to the 1st- it seems a 3rd completely new Domitian ll has been found in Bulgaria.

 

No proculus ?

 

Few from my collection , I had never seen this portrait of Postumus struck by Aureolus

 

Nice

 

The Gallic empire coins are, for the most part, common and cheap to come by. Except for the few extreme rarities, the reasonable ones are easy to find and are a great short set to try to complete.

Here are my Gallic Guys:

Postumus RIC 89. High silver billon alloy



Victorinus RIC 188. Appears to be AE with either a very good layer of silvering, or a billon alloy with decent shallow-surface silver


Carausius. Appears to be an imitation in bronze.


Tetricus I RIC 56. Completely bronze.


Tetricus II RIC 272. Bronze with the standard "beat to death" reverse die


Allectus on a MASSIVE, oblong flan. Remants of surface silvering present.

 

Nice post , an interesting area to collect. Here’s my postumus sestertius :-
Postumus, AE Sestertius. Lyons.

IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, laureate, draped bust right.
FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards.
RIC V-II 124; Cohen 69.

and Allectus Æ antoninianus 294-296AD
London mint.
PAX AVG mintmark -ML

 

Here's my only Gallic coin, an Antoninianus of Tetricus I, RIC 88:

Colonia Agrippinensis Mint, 20mm, 2.89 grams
Obverse: IMP TETRICVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing left holding wreath and anchor.

 

My only Postumus, and my only coin of the Gallic Empire in general. The surfaces are rough or porous or both (not sure of the technical term), but I still kind of like it.

Postumus, silvered billon Antoninianus, Lyons [Lugdunum] Mint, 260 AD. Obv. Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG/ Rev. Postumus standing left w/spear & globe, PM TR P CO-S II PP. RIC V-1 54, RSC IV 243, Sear RCV III 10971. 22 mm., 3.9 g.

 

The coins depicted here were produced in Britain by the London (Londinium) mint.


Carausius, Antoninianus, RIC V (2), No. 475:

Obverse depiction: draped, radiate, bust
Inscription: IMP C CARAVSIVS PF AVG

Reverse depiction: Pax standing left, holding olive branch
Inscription: PA - X - AVG | S .....P

London Mint.
3.9 gm.

Allectus, the chief minister of Carausius, assassinated him (or orchestrated his assassination) in AD 293. He continued operation of the British Carausian mints and coins were issued in his name and bearing his portrait


Allectus, Antoninianus, RIC V (2), No. 33:

Obverse depiction: cuirassed, radiate bust
Inscription: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG

Reverse depiction: Pax standing left, holding olive branch
Inscription: PA - X - AVG ..... S - A, M L in reverse exergue.

London mint