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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3789508, member: 96898&quot;]Nice one! The portrait style on many of Postumus&#039; coins is fantastic. A few of those have accumulated in my collection over time, but I am still actively looking out for a Rhenus Pater (river god of the Rhine) and a nice Hercules Deusoniensis reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Moneta reverse definitely beats mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012137[/ATTACH]</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><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1012136[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 263 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: P M TR P IIII COS III P P; Mars, walking r., holding spear in r. hand and trophy in l. hand. 21mm, 2.84g. Ref: Mairat 255; RIC V Postumus 57. Ex H.D. Rauch, auction 28, lot 967.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1012135[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 263–266 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: FELICITAS AVG; Felicitas, draped, standing l., holding caduceus in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 23mm, 2.71g. Ref: Mairat 265/317.; RIC V Postumus 58. Ex Ken Dorney.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Can you guess why I got two coins of this type? (Clue: look closely at the reverse.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012138[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 266–267 AD, Trier mint. Obv:&nbsp; IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS; Postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing r., holding spear in r. hand and globe in l. hand. 21mm, 4.31g. Ref: Mairat 365; RIC V Postumus 83/325.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1012139[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 266–267 AD, Trier mint. Obv:&nbsp; IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS; Postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing r., holding spear in r. hand and globe in l. hand. 22mm, 4.05g. Ref: Mairat 365; RIC V Postumus 83/325.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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