98, Lot: 159. Estimate $200. Sold for $135. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

POSTUMUS. 260-269 AD. Æ Double Sestertius (27mm, 14.77 gm). Mint city II (Cologne). Struck circa 261-263 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Galley sailing left. RIC V 143; Gricourt & Holland "Le trésor de romaines de Méricout-l'Abbé," TM XIII, -; Bastien, Postume 186; Cohen 177. Nice VF, mottled pale green and brown patina shows a hint of red, flan flaw, legends a bit faint.