RIC V Postumus 86
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC V Postumus 86. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Postumus. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG.
The reverse shows aesculapius, standing front, head left, leaning on staff; sometimes at foot, globe, with the legend SALVS AVG.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
This silver antoninianus was minted at Lugdunum. First introduced by Caracalla in 215, the antoninianus was a coin thought to have been valued at two denarii, distinguished by the radiate crown worn by the emperor to signify a double denomination. By the third century, rulers and usurpers required vast quantities of coin to pay their armies and secure military loyalty. The obverse bears the legend IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, while the reverse depicts Aesculapius accompanied by the inscription SALVS AVG.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Antoninianus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lugdunum
- Authority
- Postumus
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Postumus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Aesculapius, standing front, head left, leaning on staff; sometimes at foot, globe
- Obverse legend
- IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- SALVS AVG
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC V Postumus 86
- Denomination and metal
- Antoninianus, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- SALVS AVG
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.5.post.86
Research required
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- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.