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Message:: [QUOTE="Gao, post: 633395, member: 19409"]While it's been over a thousand years since it circulated, my most valuable coin is this double sestertius of the Gallic emperor Postumus that dates from 260-268 AD. For those who don't know, in the mid third century, the Roman empire was in a severe crisis. There was a plague, economic collapse, barbarian pressures, and the emperor Valerian was captured by the Persians and used as a footstool. The problems were severe enough that in 260, France, Britain, the Iberian Penninsula, and the bits of Germany that were part of the empire seceded and formed what is now called the Gallic Empire. For some reason, Postumus, its first emperor, chose to revive a previously unsuccessful and obscure coin that we call the double sestertius. This coin did not outlast him, and the empire itself declined after his death, with the last bits reconquered by the Roman emperor Aurelian in 274. The double sestertii of Postumus remain as one of the more unique remnants of this short lived empire, and they are quite desired by collectors. I managed to nab this one for $10.50 (due to taking a chance on a poorly presented eBay auction by someone with no feedback), though it's worth at least ten times that.[/QUOTE]