Triton XIX, Lot: 610. Estimate $1000. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (29mm, 19.30 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 3rd bronze emission, AD 261. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FIDES M-ILITVM, Fides, draped, standing facing, head left, holding signum with each hand. RIC V 123; Mairat 189; Bastien,
Postume 77; Banti 12. Good VF, dark brown patina with touches of green and red.
Ex Peus 403 (27 April 2011), lot 978.
The weight for this issue varies considerably. Bastien lists specimens that range from 15.35 to 34.05 grams.