442, Lot: 620. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lot of two (2) coins. 620a Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Laureate bronze (31.5mm, 21.61 g, 6h). Struck AD 260. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS [AVG]VSTI; SC in exergue, Aesculapius standing left, leaning on column, extending right hand to snake rising up from altar. RIC V 165; Bastien 17; Banti 58. Near Fine, brown surfaces, minor scratches.

Bought from Baldwin's, 1992.

620b Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Radiate bronze (28mm, 19.44 g, 2h). Struck AD 260-268. IMP C POSTVMVS PI AG, radiate and draped bust right / no legend except for possible remains of two letters at top and S C, retrograde, in exergue, two Victories standing face to face, fixing shield to palm tree, at base of which are two seated captives. As RIC V 166-168; cf. Bastien 316. VF, green and brown patina.

Bought from Baldwin's, 2000.

This is presumably an unofficial striking or contemporary imitation, but the style and workmanship are relatively good for such issues.

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