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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3288701, member: 75937&quot;]I saw <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ho-ho-ho-hahaha-herakles.329381/#post-3276339" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ho-ho-ho-hahaha-herakles.329381/#post-3276339">zumbly&#039;s post</a> about river god Rhinus looking like Krampus and I knew I had to acquire one of these SALVS PROVINCIARVM coins. Most of these coins are either poorly struck or poorly preserved, so finding a decent one at an affordable price was tricky. Fortunately, [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] had one with a well-rendered reverse figure and I happily purchased it for my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869531[/ATTACH]</p><p>Postumus, AD 260-269.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 2.54 g, 22.4 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Trier (some attribute to Cologne), 1st emission, 2nd phase, AD 260-261.</p><p>Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SALVS PROVINCIARVM, river god Rhinus, bearded and horned, reclining left, resting right hand on boat and holding anchor in left, left arm resting on urn.</p><p>Refs: RIC 87; RSC 355b; Mairat 1-5; RCV 10991; AGK 88c; De Witte 290; Hunter p. lxxxviii.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Rhine River is personified as having horns because the river itself was known by the Latin epithet <i>bicornis</i> (two-horned) in antiquity because the Rhine empties itself into the North Sea via two channels.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869545[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Stevenson <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=salvs%20provinciarvm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=salvs%20provinciarvm" rel="nofollow">discusses this reverse type</a> in his <i>Dictionary of Roman Coins</i>, available online at Forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869542[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see your coins depicting river gods, horned figures, or anything you feel is relevant![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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