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<p>[QUOTE="Choucas, post: 7441049, member: 100117"]Beautiful medallion. It copies an extremely rare medallion issued for Postumus in 267 AD, of which only three specimens are known. They have a weight between 45 and 60g (!). The obverse shows jugate busts of Postumus and Hercules. The reverse is described as follow :</p><p>HERCVLI COMITI AVG / COS III : Emperor togate, head veiled, stg. facing, head l., holding patera over small lighted altar in r. hand, facing Hercules stg. facing, head r., leaning on club with r. hand, lion's skin over l. arm; in the background, at l., victimarius stg. r., axe over r. shoulder, bringing an animal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure how old is yours but it also gives me a 19th century vibe. This is a very nice piece![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Choucas, post: 7441049, member: 100117"]Beautiful medallion. It copies an extremely rare medallion issued for Postumus in 267 AD, of which only three specimens are known. They have a weight between 45 and 60g (!). The obverse shows jugate busts of Postumus and Hercules. The reverse is described as follow : HERCVLI COMITI AVG / COS III : Emperor togate, head veiled, stg. facing, head l., holding patera over small lighted altar in r. hand, facing Hercules stg. facing, head r., leaning on club with r. hand, lion's skin over l. arm; in the background, at l., victimarius stg. r., axe over r. shoulder, bringing an animal. I am not sure how old is yours but it also gives me a 19th century vibe. This is a very nice piece![/QUOTE]
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