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RIC V Postumus 123

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RIC V Postumus 123, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns. Weight about 16.7 g, diameter 33.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Postumus 123
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 123
reverse: Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns
mint Lugdunum weight 16.69g (6)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀33.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns

FIDES MILITVM or FIDES MILITVM SC
specimens (11)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 19.35g ⌀33.0
British Museum 20.07g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 15.06g 5↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 18.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 14.72g 8↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 12.61g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 123 (ric.5.post.123), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-123/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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