Aureus - Postumus Colonia
Features
| Issuer |
Gallic Empire
(Roman splinter states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Postumus (260-269)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 263-264 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus (260-274) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.94 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 460589 |
| References | RIC V.1# 276 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.post.276Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Elmer# 358 Georg Elmer; 1941. Die Münzprägung der gallischen Kaiser in Köln, Trier und Mailand = The coinage of the Gallic emperors in Cologne, Trier and Milan. L. C. Wittich, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. Bernhard Schulte; 1983. Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus = The gold coinage of the Gallic emperors from Postumus to Tetricus. Verlag Sauerländer. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes).Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions. , Mazzini# 145Giuseppe Mazzini. Monete imperiali romane. Mario Ratto, Milan, Italy (5 volumes). , Calicó# 3737 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes). Jérôme Mairat; 2023. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.4. The Gallic Empire (AD 260–274). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Laureate and draped bust of Emperor facing right, with lettering around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: POSTV MVS • PIVS • AVG
Translation: Postumus, Most Pius Augustus
Reverse
Citizenry kneeling before mythologized emperor, lettering around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IND VI GP APOST IMI AVG
Mints
| Augusta Treverorum / Treveri, modern-day Trier, Germany | |
| Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, modern-day Cologne, Germany |
Comments
The mints and dates of the coins of the Gallic emperors were and are disputed. In the new edition of the RIC, written by Jerome Mairat, the mint of this piece is listed as Trier; there, the piece is dated to the year 264/265.
Both mints are added till a concrete answer is found.
- Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (263-264) | 
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$ 28 000 | $ 46 000 | ||||||||||||
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