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The Gallic Empire,
Postumus
(A.D. 260-269) |
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BR373 - The Gallic
Empire,
Postumus (A.D.
260-269), AE Antoninianus, 2.18g., Irregular issue, radiate draped bust of Postumus right, IMP
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POSTVMVS P F AVG, rev., rev.,
Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre, PAX AVG, V * in the
field,
(RIC -; Braithwell Report #197 (this
coin)), almost very fine, unusual style. $65
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BR5 - The Gallic
Empire, Aureolus,
striking in the name of Postumus (A.D.
267?-268), AE Antoninianus, 3.43g., Mediolanum mint (Milan,
Italy), first officina, radiate draped bust of Postumus right, IMP
POSTVMVS AVG, rev., FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated left holding patera
and standard, officinal in exergue, (RIC 376; Braithwell Report #151 (this
coin)), almost very fine, a reasonable example of this interesting
issue. $125 SOLD
This issue has been attributed on stylistic grounds to the mint at Milan,
which is understood to have been loyal to Gallienus and was not part of
Postumus's separatist empire. In attempting to explain this anomaly,
Alföldi suggested the idea that the local military commander Aureolus
switched allegiances and threw in his lot with Postumus and began to
strike coins at Milan in his new master’s name. Despite his control of
Northern Italy and the great city of Milan, Aureolus was a cautious rebel
and seems to have been reluctant enough not to strike coins in his own
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