Ancient Coins and Numismatic Books

Postumus (259-268), Aureus, Lugdunum, c. 259, rev. P M TR COS P P, lion with thunderbolt in mouth walking left, 4.76g/12h (Schulte, Die Goldprägung der gallischen Kaiser von Postumus bis Tetricus, Typos IV, 25b; RIC –; Elmer 135; Calicó 3755a). Very worn and pierced, extremely rare; only three example cited by Schulte £900-1,200