HD4217: AUREOLUS, billon antoninianus, gVF
$76.00
Jan-25-00
Seller Henry Delger / oldromancoins.com

Aureolus, 267 (?) - 268 AD, billon antoninianus, (3.93g) struck
in the name of Postumus, IMP POSTV[MVS AV]G Radiate and draped
bust right / CONCORD [EQVIT] Fortune standing left, holding
patera and rudder, S in exergue. RIC (Postumus) 371, C18. Toned
Good VF.

     Aureolus was a general of Gallienus, who commanded the new
     cavalry corps. He allied himself with the Gallo-Roman emperor
     Postumus, issuing antoninianii from the city of Milan, though
     Postumus never conquered the region. His coins often have compact
     die engraving, reverses noting Calvary, and are on thick, short
     flans that those of Postumus from mints in Gaul. He was executed
     under Claudius II.