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Electronic Auction 480

Lot nuber 670

Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (29.5mm, 20.82 g, 11h). Uncertain mint.


Electronic Auction 480
Lot: 670.
 Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (29.5mm, 20.82 g, 11h). Uncertain mint. Radiate and draped bust of Postumus right / Uncertain reverse. Undertype: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Undertype: cf. RIC III 948; cf. MIR 18, 151-6/30; cf. Banti 438. Tan and brassy surfaces, some roughness, scratch on obverse. Fine. Overstruck on a Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius from Rome mint. Host coin struck AD 167(?). The overstrike is very weak, leaving only the radiate crown, coincidentally situated perfectly atop Aurelius’s head.


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 13:43:00 ET.

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