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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8243744, member: 85693&quot;]Nice ones, [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] - and I agree, Postumus has some interesting types.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I have an example of the OP SALVS type.&nbsp; Looking this type over this morning, I am puzzled - it seems three mints minted these, all the same legends and types.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC V 86 - Ludgunum Mint</p><p>RIC V 326 - Cologne Mint</p><p>RIC V 382 - Trier Mint</p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Asclepius%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Antoninianus%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Postumus%22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Asclepius%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Antoninianus%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Postumus%22" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet:&quot;Asclepius&quot;+AND+denomination_facet:&quot;Antoninianus&quot;+AND+portrait_facet:&quot;Postumus&quot;</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So how do you tell them apart?&nbsp; Here&#039;s mine: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451481[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a bit unusual - MINER FAVTR:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451482[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gallic Empire&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>Postumus (262 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Cologne or Lugdunum Mint&nbsp; </b></p><p>IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MINER FAVTR, Minerva running left, holding shield and spear in left hand and branch in right hand.</p><p>RIC 74; Elmer 313; Cohen 195.</p><p>(3.70 grams / 21 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $5.00</p><p>&quot;The interesting reverse legend MINER FAVTR stands for Minerva Fautrix, the favouring (partisan) Minerva.&nbsp; Perhaps the message is that Minerva offered</p><p>Postumus wisdom, military power (note the spear and shield), and peace (note the branch).&quot; FORVM[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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