Lot 133
Rome. Gallic Empire. Postumus, 260-268 AD. Gold Aureus (5.63 g), Colonia Agrippinensis mint, struck c. 260-268 AD. Laureate head of Postumus right. Reverse: Postumus, togate and laureate, seated left on curule chair and holding roll in left hand, extends right hand to small figure of kneeling recipient at his feet; INDVLG PIA POSTVMI AVG. Schulte 91-95 (8 specimens from 5 obverse and 4 reverse die pairings; the present coin from a new pair, which was unknown to Schulte); RIC 276; C. 145; Calicó 3737. Perfectly centered and finely struck. Some tiny contact marks apparent in central reverse field. Attractive and rare. NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.
Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 53.
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