RIC V Postumus 143

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RIC V Postumus 143

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RIC V Postumus 143, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: galley, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen. Weight about 19.3 g, diameter 30.7 mm.

obverse RIC V Postumus 143 — obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC V Postumus 143 — reverse: Galley, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen

mint	Lugdunum	weight	19.28g (12)
ruler	Postumus	diameter	⌀30.7 (2)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	6↕ (11)
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

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG

reverse

Galley, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen

LAETITIA AVG or LAETITIA AVG SC

specimens (20)

KENOM 13.34g 4↕

KENOM 13.00g 5↕

British Museum 17.77g 5↕

British Museum (RIC V)

KENOM 16.03g ⌀29.9 5↕

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 19.60g ⌀31.5

British Museum 20.65g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 19.93g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 20.57g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 26.78g 6↕

British Museum 25.69g 11↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 19.41g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 18.58g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Postumus 143 (ric.5.post.143), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-143/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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