RIC V Postumus 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 259

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Lugdunum under Postumus, AD 259, catalogued as RIC V Postumus 1. Obverse: Bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Lugdunum
Issuing authority: Postumus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Postumus, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth
Obverse legend: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: P M TR P COS P P

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.post.1
Catalogue reference: RIC V Postumus 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.post.1

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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