RIC V Postumus 178

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RIC V Postumus 178

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RIC V Postumus 178, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, walking right or left, looking backwards, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle in left hand. Weight about 11.5 g.

obverse RIC V Postumus 178 — obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC V Postumus 178 — reverse: Jupiter, walking right or left, looking backwards, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle in left hand

mint	Lugdunum	weight	11.54g (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, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG

reverse

Jupiter, walking right or left, looking backwards, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle in left hand

VIRTVS AVG

specimens (2)

British Museum 11.54g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Postumus 178 (ric.5.post.178), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-178/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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