Live auction - brm_616147 - POSTUMUS Double sesterce

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XF/AU

Estimate :	350 €
Price :	339 €
Maximum bid :	360 €
End of the sale :	26 October 2021 16:05:03
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Double sesterce

Date: 260

Mint name / Town : Atelier II

Metal : copper

Diameter : 29 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 12,39 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Flan ovale, centré des deux côtés. Quelques faiblesses. Joli revers. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

RCV.- - C.- - E.- - B.228 (1 ex.) - RIC.- - MRK.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P AVG.

Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Postume à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A).

Obverse translation : "Imperator Cæsar Marcus Cassius Latinius Postumus Pius Augustus", (L’empereur césar Marcus Cassius Latinius Postume pieux auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SA-L-VS AVG.

Reverse description : Salus (la Santé) assise à gauche, levant la main droite au-dessus d’un serpent qui se lève d’un autel, et le nourrissant à l’aide d’une patère tenue dans la main gauche.

Reverse translation : "Salus Augusti", (La Santé de l'auguste).