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RIC V Postumus 148

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RIC V Postumus 148, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: galley, sometimes with mast and sail, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen. Weight about 18.3 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 148
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 148
reverse: Galley, sometimes with mast and sail, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen
mint Lugdunum weight 18.31g (2)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Galley, sometimes with mast and sail, left or right, with three or four rowers and steersmen

LAETITIA AVG or LAETITIA AVG SC
specimens (4)
British Museum 16.12g 3↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 20.49g 9↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 148 (ric.5.post.148), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-148/ (accessed: 2026-08-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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