Ancients - It's Obvious its Postumus

I purchased this Postumus Antoninianus from a seller in Nice, France less than 10 days ago and it arrived this afternoon. Very quick shipping and no hassles with Customs.

The coin caught my attention because the reverse had good detail for this era of coins. Much better than my other Postumous coins. And then I was able to get it at a very good price to boot. So what's not to like. The flan has some problems, but, overall, the coin has good detail, is nicely preserved, and is well centered.

POSTUMUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and
cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae
Struck at Cologne, 262-5 AD
3.7g. 21mm
RIC 75

Taken from Wikipedia:

Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin.
Little is known about the early life of Postumus. He has been claimed as a Batavian; much of his coinage honours deities—Hercules Magusanus and Hercules Deusoniensis—who would have been popular among the Batavians. From these relatively obscure provincial origins, Postumus would have risen through the ranks of the army until he held command of the Roman forces "among the Celts". What his precise title was is not definitely known, though he may plausibly have been promoted by the emperor Valerian to the position of Imperial Legate of Lower Germany. He usurped power from Gallienus around the year 260 and assumed the title and powers of emperor in the western provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and Hispania, thereby founding what has been called the Gallic Empire. He ruled for the better part of ten years before he was murdered by his own troops.

 

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nice portrait, postumus kind of has a grin...and I like the "flirty" moneta showing a bit of leg.

 

Ive always had quick delivery from france. Cool addition.

 

What a fantastic coin, my friend ... I like the sweet obverse (kinda looks like happy-Santa) and I also agree with chrsmat71 => Moneta has brought her A-game to your coin (*hot*)

=> congrats on a great new addition, brother

 

Hey dawg => hopefully I'm allowed to post my examples (both are AR Antoninianii ... ummm, or a couple o' Antoninianus') ...






Bing => I love your OP obverse (again => I love seein' you out-n-about scorin' a few ancient coins)

Have a great night, Chief

 

Nice coins little brother. Of course it OK to post your own related coins. I would. And everyone else should as well. Thanks for the coin compliments.

 

A jolly fellow from the Stack's mixed lot. Looks like he needs a little coinicillin.



Posthumus, 259-268 AD
antoninianus, 20 x 22 mm, 3.0 gm
struck 263 AD in Cologne
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, legs crossed, leaning on column, holding cornucopiae, and pointing with baton at globe at foot
Ref: RIC VII 81, Cologne

 

That is a great Postumus Bing! Two thumbs up!

 

Great coin, Bing - very sharp!

 

Really nice coin, Bing. I have a soft spot for Postumus, and yours would have been very welcome in my collection. Here's the first Postumus I ever bought.



POSTUMUS
Billon Antoninianus
3.6g, 20mm
Trier mint, 263 - 265 AD
RIC 80, Sear 10979
O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia draped, standing face looking left, holding a globe in right hand and transverse scepter in left.

 

Thank you for posting everyone (and also attributing the coins). I'll post my very average Postumus this weekend.

I need this cheat sheet to keep my Romano-Gallic emperors straight in my ossified brain:

Thank you for jarring the memory,

guy

 

High silver content, shame about the reverse!

FELICITAS AVG

 

I'm sure you guys have seen this Postumus coins many times lately.



Postumus BI Antoninianus, Lyons, 260-269 AD, 2.4g, 22.0mm

OBV: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right.

REV: HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing right, holding olive branch & club.

REF: RIC V-II 67, RSC 101, Sear5 10946.

 

jw, very nice coin, has great details on both sides of this coin.

 

Heres mine.

 

Nice score Bing!

 

What is the mint for Steve's ship coin? The style reminds me more of the recently posted super high grade sestertii than it does of the other ants here.

 

Postumus with Moneta reverse:

 

Mint?

=> okay, I'll have anybody a race to try and figure-out what mint this baby is from ... and "go!!"

Postumus AR Antoninianus
260-269 AD
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.58 grams
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers & pilot
Reference: RIC 73, RSC 167

 

Gawd, I'm horrible at this part of the hobby ...

Ummm ... okay, here we go ...

Bust = 29
Obverse = 20
Reverse = 83? (NOTE => this becomes a problem, later)
Type = 21
Mint => this is the original question

So, if I take a gander-through RIC-II, I'm cookin' with gas until I hit the "Reverse"

B = 29
O = 20
R = 82??? (well, I think mine is an 83, no?) ... well, lets go with 82 shall we?
T = 21

=> Mint => 1

Ummm, so apparently "1" yields the following:

Colonia Agrippinensis and likely auxiliary mints in Trier, Lugdunum and other


FINAL ANSWER => no fricken clue!!

Have a great weekend!! (I'm spent ... *sigh*)