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Antoninianus - Postumus SALVS POSTVMI AVG
| Issuer | Gallic Empire |
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| Year | 266 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus facing right, rendered in the characteristic Style IV portraiture associated with his later coinage, with the paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The bust is presented in a three-quarter forward-facing perspective. The encircling obverse legend reads IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, identifying the emperor with his full imperial titulature. The portrait exhibits the bold, individualistic facial features typical of Gallic Empire die-cutting workshops. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Salus, the personification of health and well-being, stands facing right, extending a patera in her right hand from which she feeds a serpent coiling upward before her. The reverse type is a standard iconographic reference to the emperor's personal welfare and the prosperity of the state. The encircling legend SALVS POSTVMI AVG identifies the type, with the word division rendered as SALVS POS-TVMI AVG on the die. The composition is well-centered within the irregular flan typical of hammered Gallic Empire antoniniani. |
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