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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 4263924, member: 84744&quot;]I love the contrast between the Postumus and Gallienus Monetas! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My favourite portrait of Postumus is on a coin issued by Aureolus in 267-68:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1086280[/ATTACH] </p><p>FIDES AEQUIT, Fides seated left, holding patera and standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seems to be better billon than Gallienus was producing at the time, i.e. 267-68.&nbsp; (Aureolus was Gallienus&#039;s Dux Equitum who defected to Postumus.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Neat detail: The abnormal spelling &quot;AEQVIT,&quot; found on the first emission, is thought to reflect a change in pronunciation that had occurred in northern Italy and Gaul.&nbsp; It was soon corrected to &quot;EQVIT&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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