C. Postumius was one of the moneyers for the year 74 BC. He is not otherwise known.
Postumia was an ancient and noble Patrician family at Rome. Throughout the history of the Republic, the Postumii frequently occupied the chief magistracies of the Roman state, beginning with Publius Postumius Tubertus, consul in 505 BC, the fifth year of the Republic. Although like much of the old Roman aristocracy, the Postumii faded for a time into obscurity under the Empire, individuals bearing the name of Postumius again filled a number of important offices from the second century AD to the end of the Western Empire.
The nomen Postumius is a patronymic surname, derived from the praenomen Postumus, which presumably belonged to the ancestor of the gens. That name is derived from the Latin adjective, postremus, meaning "last" or "hindmost," originally indicating a last-born or youngest child.
Postumia was an ancient and noble Patrician family at Rome. Throughout the history of the Republic, the Postumii frequently occupied the chief magistracies of the Roman state, beginning with Publius Postumius Tubertus, consul in 505 BC, the fifth year of the Republic. Although like much of the old Roman aristocracy, the Postumii faded for a time into obscurity under the Empire, individuals bearing the name of Postumius again filled a number of important offices from the second century AD to the end of the Western Empire.
The nomen Postumius is a patronymic surname, derived from the praenomen Postumus, which presumably belonged to the ancestor of the gens. That name is derived from the Latin adjective, postremus, meaning "last" or "hindmost," originally indicating a last-born or youngest child.
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C. Postumius
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Obverse: Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder.
Reverse: Hound running right; spear below, C•POSTVMI and TA monogram in exergue.
Diameter:
18 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.92 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.92 g
"It is possible that the monogram found in the exergue of the reverse on this coin may resolve as Tatius. On coins of both L. Titurius Sabinus and T. Vettius Sabinus the same monogram occurs in conjunction with the head of the Sabine king, Tatius, but the surname TA or AT is otherwise unknown for the Postumia gens. It is possible that the Postumii, undoubtedly one of Rome's most ancient families, claimed descent from the Sabine king."
Provenance: Tauler & Fau Floor Auction 20, (28 November, 2018), lot 112.
Provenance: Tauler & Fau Floor Auction 20, (28 November, 2018), lot 112.
Crawford 394/1a
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C. Postumius
Obverse: draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder
Reverse: hound bounding right, hunting spear below; C·POSTVMI / (TA)
Diameter:
17.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 394/1a, RSC I Postumia 9, Sydenham 785, SRCV I 330