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RIC V Postumus 79

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RIC V Postumus 79, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 4.0 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Postumus 79
obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Postumus 79
reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Lugdunum weight 3.98g (2)
ruler Postumus diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 12↕ (2)
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

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
reverse

Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand

PAX AVGVSTI
specimens (2)
KENOM 3.28g 12↕
American Numismatic Society 4.67g ⌀21.0 12↕

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RIC V Postumus 79 (ric.5.post.79), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-79/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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