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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Secessionist Empires| ▸ |Postumus||View Options:  |  |  | 

Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D.

Postumus was an incredibly skilled general and administrator. Rebelling against Gallienus, Postumus succeeded in uniting Gaul, Spain, and Britain into what was essentially an empire within an empire. Enjoying tremendous military success against the Germans, he kept his Gallic Empire secure and prosperous. In 268 A.D., he quickly destroyed the forces of the usurper Laelianus, but his refusal to allow his forces to sack Moguntiacum (Mainz, Germany) led to his assassination by disgruntled troops.

Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D., Struck by Aureolus

|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.,| |Struck| |by| |Aureolus||antoninianus|NEW
Struck by Aureolus in the name of Postumus during his hold of Milan against Gallienus. Gallienus died during the siege but the new emperor Claudius brought the rebellion to an end.

The exact attribution of our coin rests on a complete reading of the reverse, which we are sadly not afforded in this case. It could be "CONCORD AEQVIT" (RIC V-4 437) or "CONCORD EQVIT" (RIC V-4 445), or even possibly "CONCORDIA EQVIT," representing the rumored RIC V-2 375. The last was first recorded by De Witte (1868), whose information was copied by Cohen (1886) and then RIC V-2 (1933) in turn, but as no one but perhaps de Witte had actually studied an example of the supposed variant, it was dropped from the new RIC volume covering the Gallic Empire.
RA114680. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-4 (new) 437 or 445, RIC V-2 (old) 371 or 373, Cunetio 2472 or 2474, Cohen VI 18 or 19, VF, some silvering remains, oval flan, edge split, flatly struck center rev., weight 2.979 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, issue 1 or 2, c. early or mid 268 A.D.,; obverse IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse CONCORD (A)EQVIT, Fortuna standing slightly left with head left, right foot on prow, patera extended in right hand, left hand on top of rudder on globe behind; $150.00 (€141.00)
 


|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.||antoninianus|
The Romans believed that Fortuna after deserting the Persians and Assyrians took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.
RA113493. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 60, RSC IV 80, Schulzki AGK 23, Elmer 385, Cunetio 2425, Hunter IV 56, SRCV III 10941, gVF, silvering, flow lines, light deposits, weight 3.539 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 225o, Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, 266 A.D.; obverse IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse FORTVNA AVG (good fortune of the Emperor), Fortuna standing slightly left, head left, draped, rudder held by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; $90.00 (€84.60)
 


|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.||double| |sestertius|
"The Gallic usurper Postumus (260-268) issued an extensive series of brass and bronze coins soon after his usurpation. Among them was a large brass coin with a radiate bust which is usually called a double sestertius. Although its weight can be nearly double the standard sestertius weight (32 vs. 16.25 grams), many specimens are known which are only marginally above the standard sestertius weight. Many of the double sestertii of Postumus were simply overstruck on sestertii of earlier (often second century) emperors. On the balance it seems that Postumus did intend them as a "double" denomination, but they were soon discontinued due to the almost total debasement of the antoninianus which created a small essentially bronze coin worth (in theory) eight of the much larger sestertii. As a result the sestertii (indeed all brass and bronze) ceased to circulate and their production ceased." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom Schroer
RB86117. Orichalcum double sestertius, RIC V-2 123, Cohen VI 74, Bastien Postume 77, Mairat 189, Hunter IV 101, SRCV III 11040, VF, nice green patina, slightly off center, edge split/flaw, weight 20.431 g, maximum diameter 35.2 mm, die axis 180o, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 3rd bronze emission, 261 A.D.; obverse IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse FIDES MILITVM (the loyalty of the soldiers), Fides Militum standing facing, head left, flanked by two signum, one in each hand; big 35mm bronze!; SOLD







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OBVERSE LEGENDS

IMPCLATPOSTVMVSPFAVG
IMPCMCASLATPOSTVMVSAV
IMPCMCASLATPOSTVMVSAVG
IMPCMCASLATPOTVMVS
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSAV
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSAVG
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSPAVG
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSPIAVG
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSPFAVG
IMPCMCASSLATPOSTVMVSPIVSFAVG
IMPCPOSTVMVS
IMPCPOSTVMVSAVG
IMPCPOSTVMVSPAV
IMPCPOSTVMVSPIAVG
IMPCPOSTVMVSPFAVG
IMPCPOSTVMVSPFAVGCOSIII
IMPCPOSTVMVSPIVSFAVG
IMPCPOSTVMVSPIVSFELAVG
IMPPOSTVMVSAVG
IMPPOSTVMVSPFAVG
IMPPOSTVMVSPIVSAVG
IMPPOSTVMVSPIVSFAVG
MCASLATPOSTVMVSPFAVG
POSTVMVSAVG
POSTVMVSPFAVG
POSTVMVSPFAVGCOS
POSTVMVSPFAVGVSTVSTP
POSTVMVSPIVSAVG
POSTVMVSPIVSFELAVG
POSTVMVSPIVSFELIXAVG
VIRTVSPOSTVMIAVG


REFERENCES

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Bastien, P. Le Monnayage de Bronze de Postume. (Wetteren, 1967).
Besly, E. & R. Bland. The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD. (London, 1983).
Burnett, A. & R. Bland, eds. Coin Hoards from Roman Britain: The Normanby Hoard and Other Roman Coin Hoards. CHRB VIII. (London, 1988).
Calicó, X. The Roman Avrei, Vol. Two: From Didius Julianus to Constantius I, 193 AD - 335 AD. (Barcelona, 2003).
Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain, Vol. 6: Macrianus to Diocletian & Maximianus. (Paris, 1886).
De Witte, J. Recherches sur les empereurs qui ont régné dans les Gaules au IIIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne. (Lyon, 1868).
Elmer, G. "Die Münzprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus in Köln, Trier und Mailand." in Bonner Jahrbücher 146 (1941). pp. 1 - 106.
Gricourt, D. & D. Hollard, "Le Trésor de bronzes romains de Méricourt-l'Abbé: recherches sur les monnayages d'imitation tardifs de Postume" in TM XIII.
Mairat, J. Le monnayage de l'Empire Gaulois. CGB Rome XV. (Fixed Price List, 2004).
Mairat, J. The Coinage of the Gallic Empire. PhD thesis. (Oxford, 2014).
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