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RIC V Postumus 289

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RIC V Postumus 289, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Cologne, 268–268 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 20.1 mm.
mint Cologne weight 2.95g (4)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀20.1 (2)
denomination Antoninianus axis 8↕ (3)
material Silver 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, or bust of Postumus, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand

IMP X COS V
specimens (7)
KENOM 3.22g 6↕
KENOM 3.23g 12↕
Fralin Museum of Art 3.33g ⌀21.0 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.02g ⌀19.2
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme

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RIC V Postumus 289 (ric.5.post.289), 268–268 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-289/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA