Aureus - Postumus VICT GERM P M TR P V COS III P P

Features

Issuer	Gallic Empire (Roman splinter states)
Emperor	Postumus (260-269)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	263
Value	Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency	Antoninianus (260-274)
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.87 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 480668
References	RIC V.2# 15 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.post.15 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Cohen# 367 Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes). , Schulte# 72 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. , Calicó# 3784 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes). , RIC V.4# 249 Jérôme Mairat; 2023. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.4. The Gallic Empire (AD 260–274). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bust of Postumus, helmeted, cuirassed, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: POSTVMVS AVG

Reverse

Postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left hand; Victory, winged, draped, holding palm and crowning Postumus.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICT GERM P M TR P V COS III P P

Mint

Augusta Treverorum / Treveri, modern-day Trier, Germany

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (263)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 295 Lot 1068	25 Sep 2017	VF	USD 19 736.57 (EUR 17 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Jacques Schulman Auction 243, Amsterdam 1966, no. 2139
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg