Postumus and the three suns: neglected numismatic evidence for a solar halo

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dc.contributor.authorWoods, David
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-03T10:16:11Z
dc.date.available2013-12-03T10:16:11Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.date.updated2013-12-02T18:00:56Z
dc.description.abstractThe coinage of the emperor Postumus (AD260-69) included an aureus of unique reverse type depicting three draped and radiate busts in a row, with the centre bust facing forward while the two busts on either side face sideways towards it. It is argued that this depicts three busts of Sol and was intended to symbolize the apparent appearance of three suns in the sky, as described, for example by Pliny the Elder (NH 2.99), that is, the occurrence of a solar halo. A number of other coins almost certainly commemorate similar events, although not in the same way, from issues by Mark Antony in 42BC to issues under Constantine I from 310.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationWoods, D. (2012) 'Postumus and the Three Suns: Neglected Numismatic Evidence for a Solar Halo'. Numismatic Chronicle, 172 :85-92.en
dc.identifier.endpage92en
dc.identifier.issn0078-2696
dc.identifier.journaltitleNumismatic Chronicleen
dc.identifier.startpage85en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/1272
dc.identifier.volume172en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Royal Numismatic Societyen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.numismatics.org.uk
dc.rights© 2011, The Royal Numismatic Societyen
dc.subjectPostumusen
dc.subjectSolar haloen
dc.subjectSunen
dc.subjectSolen
dc.subjectVisionen
dc.subjectOctavianen
dc.subjectMark Antonyen
dc.subjectSeptimius Severusen
dc.subjectConstantineen
dc.subjectLabarumen
dc.titlePostumus and the three suns: neglected numismatic evidence for a solar haloen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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