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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1986538, member: 57495&quot;]Those who have visited the Wildwinds Postumus page will have noted that highlighted right at the top of the page is a difference in portrait style between Cologne and Lyons issued coins &quot;with seemingly indentical obverses and reverses&quot;.&nbsp; The stated difference being that &quot;<b>Lyons coins have more (and curlier) hair above the brow and especially at the temples, his smile is a little more pronounced and his beard has a bit more detail</b>.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if this is the consensus view, especially since even on Wildwinds there seems to be disagreement.&nbsp; The following, which seems to contradict the above, is from the text of the Wildwinds entry for RIC 78 :</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Note: One of the differentiating characteristics of seemingly identical coins struck in both Lyons and Cologne is the hairline on the bust of Postumus.</p><p><b>*Lyons*: Straight hair above the brow and combed back at the temples. Smile often more pronounced.</b></p><p><b>*Cologne*: Curly hair above the brow and covering the temples.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone else with an interest in either Postumus&#039;s hair or which mints issued his coins explored this matter in depth? I&#039;d definitely appreciate any opinions since I recently bought three Postumus ants at my coin fair outing earlier this month and have since been wondering about the distinction that has been made regarding the portrait styles.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the following 3 coins were attributed to the Cologne mint by the seller.&nbsp; To my eye coins #1 and #2 exhibit a similar style (Cologne if I were to follow what&#039;s stated at the top of Wildwinds&#039;s Postumus page) and coin #3 somewhat different (Lyons).&nbsp; What do you all think?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>COIN #1 :&nbsp; Pax</u></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355030[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>COIN #2 : Herc Pacifero</u></b></p><p><b><u>[ATTACH=full]355031[/ATTACH] </u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>COIN #3 : Saecvli Felicitas</u></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355032[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>p/s I&#039;m aware that recent research throws some doubt over Lyons even being an issuing mint for Postumus, and maybe that makes my question moot, but if the coins commonly attributed to Lyons were simply produced at another non-Cologne mint (ie., Trier), then I think the question still stands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: And please feel free to post your own examples of Postumus&#039;s hairdo and which mint you think may have been responsible for it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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