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RIC V Postumus 165

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RIC V Postumus 165, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: aesculapius, standing left, leaning on column, drawing serpent rising from altar toward him. Weight about 25.4 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 165
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 165
reverse: Aesculapius, standing left, leaning on column, drawing serpent rising from altar toward him
mint Lugdunum weight 25.38g (1)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
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, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Aesculapius, standing left, leaning on column, drawing serpent rising from altar toward him

SALVS AVGVSTI SC
specimens (2)
British Museum 25.38g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 165 (ric.5.post.165), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-165/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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