RIC V Postumus 87

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RIC V Postumus 87

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RIC V Postumus 87, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 260–269 AD. Obverse: bust of postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: rhine, sometimes horned, resting left on urn, placing right hand on vessel and holding anchor in left hand (?). Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 21.9 mm.

obverse RIC V Postumus 87 — obverse: Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC V Postumus 87 — reverse: Rhine, sometimes horned, resting left on urn, placing right hand on vessel and holding anchor in left hand (?)

mint	Lugdunum	weight	3.06g (3)
ruler	Postumus	diameter	⌀21.9 (1)
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

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG

reverse

Rhine, sometimes horned, resting left on urn, placing right hand on vessel and holding anchor in left hand (?)

SALVS PROVINCIARVM

specimens (6)

KENOM 2.87g 12↕

Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.10g ⌀21.9 5↕

British Museum 4.20g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Cite this coin

RIC V Postumus 87 (ric.5.post.87), 260–269 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-postumus-87/ (accessed: 2026-09-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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