RIC V Postumus 170, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of postumus, laureate, cuirassed, left, raising right hand. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; at foot, captive. Weight about 18.4 g.
obverse
Bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, left, raising right hand
IMP C 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 (12)
KENOM
14.97g
5↕
British Museum
19.65g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum
13.97g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
British Museum
18.00g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum
20.96g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum
22.87g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Cite this coin
RIC V Postumus 170 (ric.5.post.170), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-170/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA