Cretan Bull, 260-69 A.D.
Cretan Bull, 260-69 A.D.

Gold aureus of Postumus, Cologne, undated, 260-69 A.D.
 
POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG; Jugate busts l. of Postumus, laureate and cuirassed, amd Hercules, laureate.
HERCVLI CRETENSI; Hercules standing r., naked, grasping with both hands the head of the Cretan Bull.
 
RIC 272; Cohen 114
 
Picture credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (18238226)

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