Harry G Posted March 1 · Member Share Posted March 1 (edited) Hi all! I'm very excited to share my latest buy - it's a grail coin that I've wanted for a long time. I finally bit the bullet and bought it a few days ago (on eBay of all places), and it arrived today! Laelianus - VICTORIA AVG IMP C LAELIANVS P F AVG - Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust r. VICTORIA AVG - Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm I somehow managed to buy a good condition one too; it's well centred, with good detail, and with a boldly struck reverse (reverses of Laelianus ants tend to be weakly struck). Laelianus was the governor of Upper Germany under Postumus. He led a rebellion at Mainz against Postumus, but his support quickly ran out and he was murdered, so Postumus recaptured Mainz. Laelianus' revolt probably only lasted for one or two months. Interestingly, Laelianus' revolt indirectly led to the fall of Postumus, as Postumus was murdered by his troops after refusing to let them ransack the city. This nearly completes my collection of Gallic emperors (I'm still going to buy more of them, but now I have one of each emperor). Unfortunately, I'm still missing a coin of Domitian II, and as there are only a couple known to exist at the moment, I don't think I'll be buying one very soon. Edited March 1 by Harry G 14 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted March 1 · Patron Share Posted March 1 Fantastic, @Harry G!! Coingratulations! It's always a great feeling to capture a white whale! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted March 1 · Member Share Posted March 1 Congratulations, that's a very exciting pickup! I myself am missing that emperor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted March 1 · Supporter Share Posted March 1 ...a red letter day indeed!.....i'm missing him and Marius...and of course Dom ll .. my latest coin of that bunch in the Gallic way... Postumus antoninianus by Aureolus 18mm, 3.75gms 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted March 1 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted March 1 Very cool! I have the "common" Gallic rulers, though I haven't photographed them yet. Laelianus is a tough pickup. If I were in your place, I'd help myself to an éclair. 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted March 1 · Supporter Share Posted March 1 @Harry G...That's a lovely addition and a sweet looking group.. Congrats. ..Here's my Marius. MARIUS. Romano-Gallic Emperor, 269 AD. Obverse..IMP CM AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse..VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm. RIC#17...Mint Trier? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Julius Posted March 2 · Member Share Posted March 2 That’s a great coin! I’d love to get one of those but don’t know if I’d pay what one would cost. The closest I have is a Victorinus that looks like Marius and is not Laelianus! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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