Overstruck on a Sestertius of Antoninus Pius

442, Lot: 616. Estimate $300. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Radiate bronze (32mm, 21.03 g, 7h). Overstrike on sestertius of Antoninus Pius. Struck AD 260-268. IMP C M C[AS]S LAT POSTV[MVS P F AV]G, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [SALVS AVG], Salus seated right, feeding snake rising from altar. RIC V 161; Bastien 227a-b (same dies); Banti 55 note, referring to Cohen 341. VF, even brown surfaces.

Bought from Manton Associates, 1992.

This coin has been overstruck on a sestertius of Antoninus Pius. The obverse legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P [ ] and the outline of the portrait can still be seen on the reverse.