RIC V Postumus 176 | CANOA Skip to content

RIC V Postumus 176

ric.5.post.176 · 260–269 AD source mint search banners cite
RIC V Postumus 176, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; to left, trophy between two captives. Weight about 17.5 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 176
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 176
reverse: Postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; to left, trophy between two captives
mint Lugdunum weight 17.48g (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, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Postumus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; to left, trophy between two captives

VICTORIA AVG
specimens (4)
British Museum 17.37g 5↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 17.58g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Postumus 176 (ric.5.post.176), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-176/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

RIS BibTeX CSL-JSON