442, Lot: 620. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Lot of two (2) coins.
620a Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Laureate bronze (31.5mm, 21.61 g, 6h). Struck AD 260. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS [AVG]VSTI; SC in exergue, Aesculapius standing left, leaning on column, extending right hand to snake rising up from altar. RIC V 165; Bastien 17; Banti 58. Near Fine, brown surfaces, minor scratches.
Bought from Baldwin's, 1992. 620b Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Radiate bronze (28mm, 19.44 g, 2h). Struck AD 260-268. IMP C POSTVMVS PI AG, radiate and draped bust right / no legend except for possible remains of two letters at top and S C, retrograde, in exergue, two Victories standing face to face, fixing shield to palm tree, at base of which are two seated captives. As RIC V 166-168; cf. Bastien 316. VF, green and brown patina.
Bought from Baldwin's, 2000.This is presumably an unofficial striking or contemporary imitation, but the style and workmanship are relatively good for such issues.
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