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Postumus Galley coin. Help!
Hussulo
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Can anyone please tell me what type of coin this is. I've narrowed it down to being a Post um us galley coin but not sure what type or which RIC variety.
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Can anyone please tell me what type of coin this is. I've narrowed it down to being a Post um us galley coin but not sure what type or which RIC variety.
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At 9g, a sestertius or dupondius. Weights fluctuated at this time.
Thanks Bronze mat
I've done a bit more reaserch and someone on an ancient coin forum said its RIC 349.
Its just the same as this coin https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Postumus+galley+ric+349&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1¤cy=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=
But a lot lighter. It might just be a light weight double sestarius.
RIC p349 is the closest match on the Wildwinds page, about halfway down the page.
wildwinds.com/coins/ric/postumus/i.html
"RIC p349 note1 Postumus AE Sestertius. Cologne. Struck 266-269 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Galley with five oarsmen sailing left."
"109, Lot: 243. POSTUMUS. 260-269 AD. Æ
Sestertius (29mm, 14.65 gm). Mint II (Cologne).
Struck 266-269 AD. Estimate $200. Sold for $247.
POSTUMUS. 260-269 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 14.65
gm). Mint II (Cologne). Struck 266-269 AD.
Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right /
Galley with five oarsmen sailing left. Cf. RIC V
pg. 349, note 1; cf. Mericourt, "L'Abbe Hoard'
in TM XIII (1992) 95; cf. Bastien, Postume 313.
VF, green and brown patina.
From the CNG Online Auction 109, Closed Mar. 2, 2005.
By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com."
Perfect thanks yosclimber