Coin: billon antoninianus

Museum number:
8-4381
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Production place:
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Culture or time period:
Gallic Emperors (260–274 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Lapeysonie
Materials:
Billon
Person depicted:
Moneta (Roman deity) and Postumus (Emperor of the Gallic Empire)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: IMP.C.POSTVMVS.P.F.AVG and Reverse legend: IOVI VICTORY
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Antoniniani and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
259-267 AD
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 2.38 grams and linear 20 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon antoninianus, accession number 8-4381, described as Coin; Billon; Antoninianus; Roman. 2.38 grams, 20 mm. Postumus. 259-267 AD. Cologne, Germany. Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust r. radiate. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter hurling thunderbolt.

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