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RIC V Postumus 1

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RIC V Postumus 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 259–259 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth. Weight about 5.1 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 1
obverse: Bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 1
reverse: Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth
mint Lugdunum weight 5.07g (1)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 1↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth

P M TR P COS P P
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.07g 1↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 1 (ric.5.post.1), 259–259 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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