Shiny New Postumus from FSR Auction

This is the only coin I won after shotgun blasting bids on about 10 different coins. I am pleased with it though as it is quite an upgrade from the other Postumus I have. I used remove.bg to remove the background on this coin instead of manually cutting it out in GIMP. I'm pretty pleased with the results.

Postumus
Antoninianus
267 AD
Cologne
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head left, branch upward in right hand,
transverse scepter in left, P in left field



This is what I upgraded from:
Postumus
Antoninianus
Lyons
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right /\
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse sceptre

 

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Nice new coin @furryfrog02 - a good addition to your collection. I'm waiting for my FSR coins to show up in the mail. Meanwhile Here's a Postumus Serapis...

Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG
Radiate, draped, cuirassed but right

Reverse: SERAPI COMITI AVG
Serapis standing left, raising hand and holding sceptre

Year: 267 C.E.

Reference: RSC 360a, Sear 10991

Mint: Trier

 

Very nice!
My 3 year old daughter says that Postumus looks like Santa.

 

Yeah, he just needs a pipe, appears to already have rosy cheeks.

 

Nice coin and cleanly cut background. Work on the lighting on the coin and color. This one seems harsh and blue. I will point out that remove.bg will allow you to drop the image on any background you wish (black, white, gray, a snapshot of Santa and your daughter telling him she would like a Pertinax next Christmas..... anything.

 

I did have some trouble shooting the coin. Like it said in the auction, it is silvery with a light coppery undertone. The obverse is very lustrous. I stood out in the backyard as long as I could in shorts and a tshirt trying to get the best shot I could but I got too cold before I got exactly what I liked.

I didn't know that remove.bg would let you change the background. I prefer black backgrounds but when I tried to make this one black, there was a white ring around the coin so I just kept it white. I will have to mess with it more to see if I can get what I like. Thanks for the tip!

I really like the beards on all those Gallic emperors; Postumus, Victorinus, Tetricus. Their beard game was on point.

 

I like them both

 

The old one, I found in a pile of junk at the Baltimore coin show last November. I think we paid 10 for $80. This one, I paid $19 but I like it a lot more.

 

Ya dun goood, @furryfrog02 ! Nice upgrade. Are you keeping the original one?

Here is my upgrade:

RI Postumus 259-268 CE Antoninianus Cologne Providentia

From this one:

 

Of course!

 

Nice one, and definitely an upgrade. Postumus is a fun ruler to collect... interesting history, many different reverse types, and often affordable.

Here’s one I picked up from an FSR auction two years ago...

POSTUMUS
Billon Antoninianus. 3.16g, 21.9mm. Trier mint, 3rd emission, 1st phase, AD 263-265. RIC V 75; Mairat 65-9. O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.

And here's another from one of Frank's famous fixed price "bargain" lists. At $19.50 was it really a bargain? Hmmm... I'm not sure, but sestertii of Postumus are significantly less common than his ants and even his double sestertii, so upgrading to a better one will likely cost more than I'm happy to pay.


POSTUMUS
AE Sestertius. 16.67g, 29mm. Trier mint, AD 261. RIC 170; Sear 11099; C 383; Bastien 93-4, 99-100. O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, seated captive at feet.

 

Oh man, @zumbly I love anything that has Victory on it. Shame you can't see a bit more of her. Still cool!

 

Nice one furryfrog02. I have one just like it, but not at all shiny. It is one of my most spectacular eBay deals - I paid $0.01 for it. One cent. Plus shipping. That might be all it's worth, however:



Gallic Empire Antoninianus
Postumus
(268 A.D.) Cologne Mint
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch & sceptre P in left field.
RIC 318; RSC 215; Elmer 333;
Sear 10966.
(2.78 grams / 21 mm)

 

Well, then you might like this one, which has two of 'em on a double sestertius. It's one of my favorite coins of Postumus.


POSTUMUS
AE Double Sestertius. 9.85g, 27mm. Atelier II, AD 261-263. Bastien 152; RIC 166; Sear 11069; Cohen 407. O: IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: VIC[TORIAE A]VG, two Victories standing face to face, attaching shield to palm tree, captives seated left and right below, S C in exergue.

 

Twinsies! I love the fact that our coins could possibly have been minted one after the other.

 

B.E.A.UTIFUL!

 

@furryfrog02 Nice upgrade....I have one but its the same as @ancient coin hunter , interesting the difference in posture of Serapis..

 

Yours is from earlier in the day. Serapis clearly got tired of standing and posing all day for the mint artists. By the end of the day he was a bit slumped over and looking forward to going home.

 

Here's my shiniest Postumus -- also struck with a worn reverse die:


Postumus, AD 260-269.
Roman AR Antoninianus; 2.39 g, 19.4 mm, 12 h.
Cologne, AD 265-268.
Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and hasta pura.
Refs: RIC 80; Cohen 295; DeWitte 247; RCV 10977; Hunter 75.

 

Try standing inside near a north facing window. You don't want to be in direct sun but in either open shade outside or inside where there is bright light from a window but diffused from the sky which is less harsh than the direct sun. IMO more coin photos suffer from too much contrast, too much glare and too much light. If the camera is supported well, you can use a longer exposure time and benefit from softer light.