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<p>[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7947582, member: 105282"]Title says it all really</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought a large lot of about 100 mixed coins from a reputable seller on eBay. While searching through them, this one caught my eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>(sorry for the poor picture)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I know it's not exactly pretty, and still has lots of encrustations on, but it looks like it's an antoninianus of Postumus, with his bust <b>left</b>. The reverse seems to be ORIENS AVG, which (as far as I can tell) is unlisted with this obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a much prettier example, which was sold by CNG a few years ago, but with Pax reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376528[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have attempted to draw an outline on the few details I can see on the picture of my example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376527[/ATTACH]</p><p>The details don't match up exactly, and the "club" seems to be lower down on mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have any ideas on what my coin is?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7947582, member: 105282"]Title says it all really I recently bought a large lot of about 100 mixed coins from a reputable seller on eBay. While searching through them, this one caught my eye. (sorry for the poor picture) [ATTACH=full]1376522[/ATTACH] I know it's not exactly pretty, and still has lots of encrustations on, but it looks like it's an antoninianus of Postumus, with his bust [B]left[/B]. The reverse seems to be ORIENS AVG, which (as far as I can tell) is unlisted with this obverse. Here is a much prettier example, which was sold by CNG a few years ago, but with Pax reverse [ATTACH=full]1376528[/ATTACH] I have attempted to draw an outline on the few details I can see on the picture of my example. [ATTACH=full]1376527[/ATTACH] The details don't match up exactly, and the "club" seems to be lower down on mine. Does anyone have any ideas on what my coin is? Thanks![/QUOTE]
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