100PJL

Postumus, 259-268 AD, partially silvered antonianus, HERC DEVSONIENSI

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Postumus, 259-268 AD, partially silvered antonianus, HERC DEVSONIENSI
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Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: HERC DEVSONIENSI Hercules standing facing, head right, club in right hand, (teensy) bow in left

compare to:http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=57747RIC 64

21mm, 3.23 grams

I have to say that bow in his left hand looks like one of those kid bow and arrow sets. Is that really the image the emperor wanted to project?

A page on HERC DEVSONIENSI:
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