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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2491389, member: 31620&quot;]Great coin Doug. That reverse is simply fantastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t collect these either but did buy one recently. With a scarcer reverse type. The reverse made me think that Postumus had been pumping iron and is depicting himself as He-Man.</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Postumus - Antoninianus</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVG, Emperor (sometimes referred to as Mars) advancing right, holding spear and shield, small captive to right.</p><p>Minted in Cologne. A.D. 266</p><p>Reference– RIC 331; Elmer 291; AGK (corr.) 103; Cunetio 2427. </p><p><br /></p><p>All examples I have been able to find come from the same die pair </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_115o_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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