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RIC V Postumus 179

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RIC V Postumus 179, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand. Weight about 23.8 g, diameter 33.1 mm.
obverse RIC V Postumus 179
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 179
reverse: Mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand
mint Lugdunum weight 23.77g (4)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀33.1 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (4)
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

Mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and leaning on shield with left hand

VIRTVS AVG or VIRTVS AVG SC
specimens (7)
British Museum 20.54g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
KENOM 27.95g ⌀33.1 2↕
British Museum 23.39g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 23.21g 10↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 179 (ric.5.post.179), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-179/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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