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Electronic Auction 442  17 Apr 2019
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Lot 581

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 300 USD
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Lot of three (3) coins. 581a Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Mint I. Group IVb (AD 267). IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding purse(?) and cornucopiae. AGK 94 (s); RIC V 330; Cunetio 2439. VF, good silver content. reverse die a bit weak.

Ex Mūnz Zentrum 75 (14 April 1993), lot 1315.

581b Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Antoninianus (19mm, 3.60 g, 7h). Mint I. Group IVb (AD 267). IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, resting on long club. AGK 114 and note (s); RIC V 333 var. (no lionskin); Cunetio 2442. VF, toned, some silver content, a few earthen deposits.

Bought from Baldwin's, 1994.

AGK note 114 refers to three variants of this reverse distinguished in the Cunetio hoard report. On only one of these does Hercules hold a lionskin, as AGK 114. The other two feature either a long or a short club without lionskin. This coin belongs to the second of the three types.

581c Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Mint I. Group Va-b (AD 268). IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. AGK 38a (c3); RIC V 309; Cunetio 2449. Good VF, toned, small flan crack.

Bought from C. J. Martin (Coins) Ltd., 1981.

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