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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4956489, member: 96898"]I see Philipp II (1x), Valerian I (1x), early Gallienus (2x), early Salonina (2x) and Postumus (9x). Thus, if you want to establish a <i>terminus post quem </i>for the burial of this hoard, you wil have to date the Postumus antoniniani. The best resource for this would probably Jerome Mairat's dissertation (online <a href="https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f" rel="nofollow">here</a>). I don't know of a more recent or more detailed work on the chronology of the coinage of the Gallic Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>No. 14 is a the relatively scarce and popular Serapis reverse of Postumus. No. 15 ist a Jupiter type not seen that often either. Maybe you want to take extra care with the cleaning...</p><p><br /></p><p>I recognize a few of the types from my own collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>#4 and 11</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1191460[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 262–266 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: MONETA AVG; Moneta, draped, standing l., holding scales in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 23mm, 2.96g. Ref: Mairat 246–7/320–1; RIC V Postumus 75/315.</font></p><p><br /></p><p># 5 and 10</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1191459[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 261 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: P M TR P COS II P P; emperor helmeted, standing l., holding globe in r. hand and long spear (points up) in l. hand. 24.5mm, 2.94g. Ref: Mairat 108/109; RIC V Postumus 54.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>#6</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191456[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint (RIC: Lugdunum mint), Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; draped, cuirassed, radiate bust of Valerian I r. Rev: ORIENS AVGG; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 21mm, 2.86g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 13.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>#8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191458[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Gallienus, Roman Empire, AE antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint. Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG; bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, r. Rev: GERMANICVS MAX V; trophy between two captives. 20.5mm, 3.58g. Ref: RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 18.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>#9</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191457[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Philip II, Roman Empire, antoninian, 245–246 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES; bust of Philip II, radiate and draped, r. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENT; Philip II standing r., holding spear and globe. 23mm, 4.01g. Ref: RIC IV Philip I 216c.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4956489, member: 96898"]I see Philipp II (1x), Valerian I (1x), early Gallienus (2x), early Salonina (2x) and Postumus (9x). Thus, if you want to establish a [I]terminus post quem [/I]for the burial of this hoard, you wil have to date the Postumus antoniniani. The best resource for this would probably Jerome Mairat's dissertation (online [URL='https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:58eb4e43-a6d5-4e93-adeb-f374b9749a7f']here[/URL]). I don't know of a more recent or more detailed work on the chronology of the coinage of the Gallic Empire. No. 14 is a the relatively scarce and popular Serapis reverse of Postumus. No. 15 ist a Jupiter type not seen that often either. Maybe you want to take extra care with the cleaning... I recognize a few of the types from my own collection: #4 and 11 [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1191460[/ATTACH] Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 262–266 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: MONETA AVG; Moneta, draped, standing l., holding scales in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 23mm, 2.96g. Ref: Mairat 246–7/320–1; RIC V Postumus 75/315.[/SIZE] # 5 and 10 [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1191459[/ATTACH] Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 261 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: P M TR P COS II P P; emperor helmeted, standing l., holding globe in r. hand and long spear (points up) in l. hand. 24.5mm, 2.94g. Ref: Mairat 108/109; RIC V Postumus 54.[/SIZE] #6 [ATTACH=full]1191456[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint (RIC: Lugdunum mint), Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; draped, cuirassed, radiate bust of Valerian I r. Rev: ORIENS AVGG; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 21mm, 2.86g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 13.[/SIZE] #8 [ATTACH=full]1191458[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Gallienus, Roman Empire, AE antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint. Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG; bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, r. Rev: GERMANICVS MAX V; trophy between two captives. 20.5mm, 3.58g. Ref: RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 18.[/SIZE] #9 [ATTACH=full]1191457[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Philip II, Roman Empire, antoninian, 245–246 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES; bust of Philip II, radiate and draped, r. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENT; Philip II standing r., holding spear and globe. 23mm, 4.01g. Ref: RIC IV Philip I 216c.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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