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RIC V Postumus 272

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RIC V Postumus 272, Aureus, Gold, struck at Cologne, 260–269 AD. Obverse: jugate bust of postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right, and head of hercules, laureate, right. Reverse: hercules, running right, conquering cretan bull. 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

Jugate bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right, and head of Hercules, laureate, right

POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG
reverse

Hercules, running right, conquering Cretan bull

HERCVLI CRETENCI or HERCVLI CRETENSI

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RIC V Postumus 272 (ric.5.post.272), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-272/ (accessed: 2026-08-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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