RIC V Postumus 169

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RIC V Postumus 169

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RIC V Postumus 169, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at foot, captive. Weight about 19.8 g, diameter 31.0 mm.

obverse RIC V Postumus 169 — obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC V Postumus 169 — reverse: Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at foot, captive

mint	Lugdunum	weight	19.79g (8)
ruler	Postumus	diameter	⌀31.0 (1)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	7↕ (8)
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

Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at foot, captive

VICTORIA AVG or VICTORIA AVG SC

specimens (15)

KENOM 14.46g ⌀31.0 7↕

British Museum 10.22g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 26.82g 5↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 23.60g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 32.13g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 22.34g 8↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 11.39g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 17.32g 12↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Postumus 169 (ric.5.post.169), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-169/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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