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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 1896137, member: 44132&quot;]I purchased this Postumus Antoninianus from a seller in Nice, France less than 10 days ago and it arrived this afternoon.&nbsp; Very quick shipping and no hassles with Customs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin caught my attention because the reverse had good detail for this era of coins.&nbsp; Much better than my other Postumous coins.&nbsp; And then I was able to get it at a very good price to boot.&nbsp; So what&#039;s not to like.&nbsp; The flan has some problems, but, overall, the coin has good detail, is nicely preserved, and is well centered.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]323554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]323555[/ATTACH]</p><p>POSTUMUS Antoninianus&nbsp; </p><p>OBVERSE: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and</p><p>cuirassed bust right</p><p>REVERSE: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae</p><p>Struck at Cologne, 262-5 AD</p><p>3.7g. 21mm</p><p>RIC 75 </p><p><br /></p><p>Taken from Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus</b> was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin.</p><p>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.&nbsp; From these relatively obscure provincial origins, Postumus would have risen through the ranks of the army until he held command of the Roman forces &quot;among the Celts&quot;. 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.&nbsp; 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.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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