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RIC V Postumus 255

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RIC V Postumus 255, Aureus, Gold, struck at Cologne, 265–265 AD. Obverse: head of postumus, laureate, sometimes radiate, right. Reverse: postumus, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing at altar and holding short sceptre; to left, mercury, standing front, head right, holding purse and caduceus. Weight about g.
mint Cologne weight g (0)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Postumus, laureate, sometimes radiate, right

POSTVMVS PIVS AVG
reverse

Postumus, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing at altar and holding short sceptre; to left, Mercury, standing front, head right, holding purse and caduceus

P M TR P VII COS III P P

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RIC V Postumus 255 (ric.5.post.255), 265–265 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-255/ (accessed: 2026-10-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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