POSTUMUS. 259-268 AD. Æ Sestertius (22.44 gm). Struck 261 AD. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVM-VS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRT-VS AVG, Virtus standing right, holding reversed spear and shield set on ground. RIC V pt. 1, 180; Bastien 51 (although same obverse die 59b); Elmer 267; Cohen 423. EF/Good VF, dark brown surfaces, choice portrait. [See color plate 14] ($2500) Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2107. Lot sold for $3250, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.