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RIC V Postumus 183

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RIC V Postumus 183, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, helmeted, draped cuirassed, right. Reverse: bust of postumus, helmeted, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Weight about 16.5 g.
obverse RIC V Postumus 183
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, helmeted, draped cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 183
reverse: Bust of Postumus, helmeted, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
mint Lugdunum weight 16.47g (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, helmeted, draped cuirassed, right

IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Bust of Postumus, helmeted, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

VIRTVS AVG
specimens (2)
British Museum 16.47g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Postumus 183 (ric.5.post.183), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-183/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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