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RIC V Postumus 162

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RIC V Postumus 162, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms. Weight about 18.5 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 162
obverse: Bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 162
reverse: Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms
mint Lugdunum weight 18.52g (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, laureate, draped, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms

SALVS AVG
specimens (4)
British Museum 18.08g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 18.96g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 162 (ric.5.post.162), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-162/ (accessed: 2026-08-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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