Posted 09/28/2008 01:44 am
I believe it's the remains of one of the peculiar double-sestertii of Postumus, struck at his mint in Trier, Germany. Wildwinds page of one such type. The reverse legend would be some variant of IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG.
Quite scarce in reasonable condition (a couple of hundred dollars seems to be the usual going rate). However, this one, as you've noticed, has a spooned edge, and the reverse is flat - there's nothing left to identify the exact type. It could, of course, be a copy... the damage makes it hard to tell for sure.
Quite scarce in reasonable condition (a couple of hundred dollars seems to be the usual going rate). However, this one, as you've noticed, has a spooned edge, and the reverse is flat - there's nothing left to identify the exact type. It could, of course, be a copy... the damage makes it hard to tell for sure.
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