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Cologne and Lyons issued coins with seemingly identical obverses and reverses. Lyons coins have more (and curlier) hair above the brow and especially at the temples, his smile is a little more pronounced and his beard has a bit more detail.
Postumus, first emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire, 260-269 AD.
| Cunetio 2368 | Postumus, billon antoninianus, Trier or Cologne. 20,5mm. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTIMVS PF AVG (sic), radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / SALVS PROVINCIARVM, River god Rhine, horns on head, reclining left, resting on urn, right hand on prow, holding anchor in left. Cunetio 2368; RIC -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 53 | Postumus AR Antoninianus, 3.33 gr, 23.41 mm. Lyons. 259 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PM TRP COS I PP, Postumus standing left, holding globe and spear. RIC V-II Lyons 53; Sear 10970. | Text | Image |
| RIC 54 Sear'88 #3121/Sear5 10971 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 260 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing left with globe and spear. RIC 54, Cohen 243; Sear 10971. | Text | Image |
| RIC 55 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III P P, Postumus standing left with spear & globe. RSC 261a var; Sear5 10972. | Text | Image |
| RIC 57 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons mint, 262 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking right with trophy & transverse spear. RSC 273a; Sear5 10974. | Text Text | Image Image |
| RIC 58 Sear5 10936 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing left with long caduceus & cornucopiae. RIC 58, RSC 39, Sear5 10936. | Text | Image |
| RIC 58 var Cunetio 2414 | Postumus Billon antoninianus, Lyons. IMP C POSTVMVS dot P dot F dot AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. RIC V-II Lyons 58 var (dots in legend); Sear 10936 cvar (ditto); Elmer 335, Cunetio hoard 2414-2415; Normanby hoard 1332. | Text | Image |
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| RIC 59 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left holding two standards. Cohen 67, Sear5 10940. | Text | Image |
| RIC 60 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FORTVNA AVG, Fortuna standing, head left, holding rudder & cornucopia. Sear5 10941. | Text | Image |
| RIC 64 Sear5 10944 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing right leaning on club. RIC 64, Cohen 91, Sear5 10944. | Text | Image |
| RIC 64v | Postumus AR Antoninianus. 259-268 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS dot P dot F dot AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding lion's skin and bow. Elmer 187, Cohen 91v. (dots in legend not in RIC) | Text | Image |
| RIC 66 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons, 263-265 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing left, leaning on club and holding lion's skin; all within tetrastyle temple. RIC V 66, RSC 98a. Sear5 10945. | Text | Image |
| RIC 67 Sear5 10946 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing right, holding olive branch & club. RIC 67, RSC 101, Sear5 10946. | Text | Image |
| RIC 72 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / IOVI PR-OPVGNATORI, Jupiter walking left, head turned right, hurling thunderbolt. RSC 155a, Sear5 10953. | Text | Image |
| RIC 73 Sear'88 #3114 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA AVG, galley left with four rowers & pilot. RIC 73, RSC 167, Sear5 10958. | Text | Image |
| RIC 74 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MINER FAVTR, Minerva advancing left carrying olive branch, spear & shield. Cohen 195, Sear5 10961. | Text | Image |
| RIC 75 Sear'88 #3116 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae. RIC 75. RSC 199, Sear5 10962. | Text | Image |
| RIC 76 Sear'88 #3117 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 262 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / NEPTVNO REDVCI, Neptune standing left, holding dolphin & trident, prow left below. RIC 76, RSC 205a, Sear5 10963. | Text | Image |
| RIC 77 Sear'88 #3118 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right / ORIENS AVG, Sol advancing left, holding whip. RIC 77, Cohen 213, Sear5 10964. | Text | Image |
| RIC 78 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. 3.50 gr, 22.24 mm. Lyons. 259-268 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate and draped bust right / PAX AVG, Pax running left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC V-II Lyons 78; Cohen 221; Sear5 10966. | Text | Image |
| RIC 79 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. 259-268 AD. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC 79, Sear5 10967. | Text | Image |
| RIC 80 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse sceptre. Sear5 10979. | Text | Image |
| RIC 80 var | Postumus. Antoninianus. Lyons. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / PROVIDETIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse sceptre. RIC V-II Lyons 80 var (rev legend). | Text | Image |
| RIC 81 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, legs crossed, leaning on column, holding cornucopiae, and pointing with baton at globe at foot. Sear5 10980. | Text | Image |
| RIC 82 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate bust right / REST GALLIAR, Postumus standing left, holding sceptre in left hand, stepping on captive kneeling before him, and raising kneeling Gallia, wearing mural crown. RIC 82; Elmer 588; Sear5 10981. | Text | Image |
| RIC 82 Cunetio 2452 | Postumus, AE antoninianus, Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR GALLIAR, Emperor standing left, foot on enemy and holding spear, raising turreted female Gaul kneeling right before him, holding cornucopiae. RIC V-II Lyons 82; RCV 10981; Elmer 587; Cunetio 2452. | Text | Image |
| RIC 83 Sear'88 #3125 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICTAS, Postumus standing right with spear & globe. RIC 83, RSC 331, Sear5 10983. | Text | Image |
| RIC 84 Sear'88 #3126 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 266 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SAECVLO FRVGIFERO, winged caduceus. RIC 84, RSC 333a, Sear5 10984. | Text | Image |
| RIC 85 | Postumus Antoninianus, struck 262 AD, Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, holding patera in right hand from which a snake, which is rising from small altar placed on ground to left, is feeding; in her left hand Salus holds a rudder. RIC 85; Elmer 301; AGK (corr.) 79; Cunetio 2392, 2393; Sear5 10987. | Text | Image |
| RIC 86 | Postumus Antoninianus, struck 266 AD, Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing right, head left, with right hand leaning on serpent-entwined staff, globe at feet. RIC 86, 326; Elmer 415; Cunetio 2435; Sear5 10985. | Text | Image |
| RIC 87 Sear'88 #3130 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SALVS PROVINCIARVM, Rhine, horned, reclining left & resting on urn, forepart of boat before. RIC 87, RSC 355, Sear5 10990. | Text | Image |
| RIC 88 | Postumus Antoninianus, Cologne, 263 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SPEI PERPETVAE, Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising hem of robe with left. RIC 88; Elmer 312; Sear5 10993. | Text | Image |
| RIC 89 Sear'88 #3132 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. Lyons mint. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, captive at foot. RIC 89, RSC 377; Sear5 10996. | Text | Image |
| RIC 90 | Postumus AR Antoninianus 3.60 gr, 23.54 mm. Cologne. 259-268 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm. Elmer 132; Addington hoard 71; RIC V-II Lyons 90 var (bust type + mint); Sear 1099. RIC lists this coin under Lyons but this obverse has definite characteristics of the Cologne mint. | Text | Image |
| RIC 92 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. 260-262 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Hercules, standing right, leaning on club and holding lion's skin and bow. RIC 92; Sear5 10997. | Text | Image |
| RIC 93 Sear'88 #3133 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 262 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing right, holding spear & shield. RIC 93, RSC 419; Sear5 10998. | Text | Image |
| RIC 106 | Postumus, Lyons, Double Sestertius. 15.40 g, 32 mm. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P S-C, Emperor standing left, holding globe and sceptre. RIC 106; Bastien 63; Elmer 213; Cohen 248; Sear5 11052. | Text | Image |
| RIC 106v | Postumus, double sestertius, 30 mm, 13.71 gr. Cologne, 261 AD. IMP C M CASS LET (sic) POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P, S-C, emperor standing left, holding globe and spear. RIC 106 var (obv. legend). Cohen 246 var (ditto); Elmer 213 var (ditto); Bastien, Postume, 63 var(ditto). | Text | Image |
| RIC p349note1 | Postumus AE Sestertius. Cologne. Struck 266-269 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Galley with five oarsmen sailing left. | Text | Image |
| RIC 113 | Postumus, AE Sestertius, Lyons. 33mm. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right / PM TR P COS III PP, Emperor (or Virtus), in military dress, standing left, holding globe and spear, point upwards, S-C across fields. RIC V-II Lyons 113; Cohen 263; Bastien 125. | Text | Image |
| RIC 116 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. Lyons mint. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust of Postumus right / EXERCITVS AVG S-C, emperor on horseback left, addressing four soldiers, the first holding spear & shield, the others holding standards. Cohen 37. | Text | Image |
| RIC 118 Sear'88 #3138 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS, triumphal arch surmounted by trophy, captives & palms, AVG in ex. RIC 118, Cohen 47, Sear5 -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 119 | Postumus, AE Double Sestertius. Lyons. IMP C M CASS POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS, triumphal arch with six columns and arcade, surmounted by trophy, captives & palms, AVG in ex. RIC V-II Lyons 119; Bastien 222, Cohen 49. | Text | Image |
| RIC 123 Sear'88 #3140 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head left, holding two standards. RIC 123, Cohen 74, Sear5 11040. | Text | Image |
| RIC 123 var | Postumus, AE Double Sestertius, 259-268 AD. Lyons. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS P VG (sic), radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head left, holding two standards. RIC V-II Lyons 123 var (obv legend); Sear5 11040 var (ditto). | Text | Image |
| RIC 124 | Postumus, AE Sestertius. Lyons. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, laureate, draped bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards. RIC V-II 124; Cohen 69. | Text | Image |
| RIC 125 | Postumus, AE Sestertius. Lyons. 31mm. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PIVS F AVG, radiate, draped bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards. RIC V-II Lyons 125; Cohen 78; Elmer 231; Bastien 109a; Sear -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 130 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENS, Hercules standing left with club, bow and lion's skin, AVG in ex. Cohen 89; Sear5 11042. | Text | Image |
| RIC 131v | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing left with club, lion's skin and bow. RIC 131 var (RIC describes the DEVSONIENSI type as having no bow); Sear5 11042. | Text | Image |
| RIC 131 var 2 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. Overstruck on an AE of Marcus Aurelius (?) with remains of the original legend. IMP C M CASS S L ANTO, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IMP C POSTVVONIEN, Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding lion's skin and bow, trees in background. RIC V-II Lyons 131 var; Sear 11043 var; Cohen 94var; Elmer 253var; Bastien 311var. | Text | Image |
| RIC 133 | Postumus double sestertius. VIRTVS POSTVMI AVG, helmeted bust left holding spear and shield / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing facing, looking right, holding club and lion's skin. | Text | Image |
| RIC 134 | Postumus AE double sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing in temple with club & lion skin. Sear5 11044. | Text | Image |
| RIC 135 | Postumus AE Sestertius (reduced), Lyons Mint. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing left, holding club and branch, lion's skin over left arm. Bastien 312; cf Sear5 10946. | Text | Image |
| RIC 135v | Postumus. AE Sestertius. 259-268 AD. Lyons mint. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS P AVG, radiate, draped bust right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing left, holding olive branch, club and lion's skin. RIC V-II Lyons 135 var (obv legend); cf Sear5 10946. | Text | Image |
| RIC 139 | Postumus Double Sestertius, 261 AD, Cologne. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / HERCVLI MAGVSANO, Herkules standing right, leaning on club which rests on rock, lion's skin over left arm. Bastien 105, RIC 139; Sear5 11046. | Text | Image |
| RIC 140 | Postumus, AE Sestertius. Lyons mint. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right. RIC V-II Lyons 140; Paris 4400; Cohen 143. | Text | Image |
| RIC 142 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. Cologne. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA, Galley sailing right, waves below. Cohen 165 var. Sear5 11049v (Sear lists only with AVG). | Text | Image |
| RIC 143 Sear'88 #3142 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA AVG, Galley right or left with three or four rowers, sometimes with steersman. RIC 143, Cohen 179, Sear5 11049. | Text | Image |
| RIC 144v | Postumus AE Sestertius. Cologne mint, 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PIVS F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA AVG, galley right with four rowers, SC in exergue. RIC V 144 var. (obv. legend usually IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG)), Cohen 186 var. | Text | Image |
| RIC 167 Sear'88 #3146 | Postumus AE Sestertius. IMP C POST VMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, two Victories standing, attaching shield to trophy of captured arms, two captives below. RIC 167, Cohen 410, Sear5 11102. | Text | Image |
| RIC 169 Sear'88 #3145 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LATT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, captive at feet. RIC 169, Cohen 379, Sear5 11065. | Text | Image |
| RIC 169 Elmer 253 | Postumus, AE Double sestertius, 31mm, 19,13g. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / VICTOR-IA AVG, SC in ex. Victory running left, holding wreath amd palm branch, bound captive sitting left at feet. RIC 169; Cohen 380; Elmer 253; Corbeny hoard 65; Bastien 95c; Vienna 50625; Estree-Wamin hoard 43. | Text | Image |
| RIC 169 var Estree-Wamin 53 | Postumus, AE Double sestertius. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS P AVG, radiate, draped bust right / VICT-OR-IA AVG, Victory running left, holding wreath and palm and spurning bound captive seated at foot left. (SC in exergue, off flan). Estree-Wamin hoard 53-55; RIC 169 var (obv. legend). | Text | Image |
| RIC 169cf | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate & draped bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Fides standing, head left, holding two standards. | Text | Image |
| RIC 170 | Postumus AE Sestertius. Lyons. 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; captive before. Sear5 11099. | Text | Image |
| RIC 170v | Postumus AE Sestertius. Trier mint, ca 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from front / VICT-OR-I AVG, Victory advancing left, foot on bound captive, holding wreath & palm. | Text | Image |
| RIC 172 | Postumus AE Sestertius. Lyons, ca 261 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PIVS F AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; captive seated left before. Cohen 387. | Text | Image |
| RIC 178 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. Lyons mint. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Jupiter, carrying thunderbolt & eagle, advancing left, looking back. Cohen 416; Sear5 11073. | Text | Image |
| RIC 179 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Emperor standing right with spear & shield. Sear5 11072. | Text | Image |
| RIC 180 | Postumus AE Sestertius. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right (dots in legends) / VIRT-VS AVG S-C, Virtus or Mars standing right, holding spear & shield. Cohen 423, Sear5 11071 | Text | Image |
| RIC 187 | Postumus, AE Dupondius. Lyons mint. 12,50 gr. 26,56 mm. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / PM TRP COS II PP, Emperor standing left in military dress, holding globe and spear. RIC V-II Lyons 187. | Text | Image |
| RIC 188 | Postumus AE Dupondius. Lyons mint, 260 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PM TR P COS II PP, Postumus standing left, holding globe and spear, S-C to left and right. Cohen 252, Sear5 -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 193 | Postumus AE Double Sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from front / FELICITAS AVG (without S C), Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus & cornucopia. Cohen 41, Sear5 11037. | Text | Image |
| RIC 198 | Postumus AE Dupondius. Lyons, ca 261 AD. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GERMAN-ICVS MAX V, trophy with bound captive to either side; in both fields, crossed shields. RIC V 198, Cohen 86, Sear5 11041 (double Sest.) | Text | Image |
| RIC 200 | Postumus AE Cast Dupondius. Cologne. Struck circa 264-265 AD. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing left, holding club, bow and lion's skin, within tetrastyle temple. Sear5 11044 (double Sest.) | Text | Image |
| RIC 207 | Postumus AE double sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / LAETITIA AVG, Galley right, sometimes with mast, generally 4 or 5 rowers. Bastien 364; RIC 207; Sear5 11049. | Text | Image |
| RIC 207 (2) | Postumus. Radiate sestertius (Bastian) or dupondius (RIC). Lyons. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA above, AVG below galley sailing sailing right, with 4 rowers, no pilot, with sail, waves below. Bastien 87; Cohen 183; de Witte; RIC V-II 207; Sear5 11049. | Text | Image |
| RIC 212 | Postumus AE Dupondius. Cologne. Struck circa 264-265 AD. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. Sear5 11050. | Text | Image |
| RIC 214 | Postumus Dupondius. 262 AD. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate & draped bust right / NEPTVNO REDVCI, Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident, chlamys over left shoulder, prow at foot. RIC 214, Cohen 210, Sear5 -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 218 Sear'88 #3147 | Postumus Dupondius. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate & draped bust right / PAX AVG, Pax advancing left holding olive-branch and sceptre. RIC 218, Cohen 224, Sear5 11051 (double sest.). | Text | Image |
| RIC 223 | Postumus, AE dupondius, Lyons mint. 25mm, 8.63 gr. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / RESTITOR GALLIAE, Emperor standing left, raising helmeted, female Gaul who is kneeling before him, offering him her spear. RIC V-II Lyons 223. | Text | Image |
| RIC 230 | Postumus AE Dupondius. Lyons mint. IMP CM CASS LAT POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate & draped bust right / VICTORIA (or VICTORIAE) AVG, sometimes with SC, two Victories attaching shield to palm tree between two captives. Cohen 408; Sear5 11069 (double sest.). | Text | Image |
| RIC 233 | Postumus AE double sestertius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm branch, captive before, SC in ex. Sear5 11065 (double sest.). | Text | Image |
| RIC 235 Sear'88 #3148 | Postumus AE Dupondius. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left carrying wreath & palm. RIC 235, Cohen 404. Sear5 11064 (double sest.) | Text | Image |
| RIC 240 | Postumus AE Dupondius. Cologne, 261-263 AD. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Soldier standing right, holding spear and leaning against shield. Cohen 349, Sear5 11070 (double sest.) | Text | Image |
| RIC 276 | Postumus AV Aureus. Cologne mint, 263-264 AD. POSTVMVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / INDVLG PIA POSTVMI AVG, Postumus, laureate & togate, seated left on curule chair, holding roll & extending right hand towards citizen kneeling to left. Cohen 145, Calico 3737, Sear5 10879. | Text | Image |
| RIC 287 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P P AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust r. / COS IIII, Victory standing right, with wreath & palm. Cohen 31. | Text | Image |
| RIC 288 | Postumus Antoninianus, 269 AD, Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COS V, Victory half naked, standing right, right hand raised to head, holding long vertical palm-branch in left hand. RIC 288; Elmer 591; Sear5 10933. | Text | Image |
| RIC 289 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / IMP X COS V, Victory standing right holding wreath and palm. RIC 289; Cohen 144; Elmer 597; Cunetio 2462, 2464; Sear5 10950. | Text | Image |
| RIC 291 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / P M TR P VIIII COS IIII P P, bow, club, & quiver. RSC 283a; Sear5 10975. | Text | Image |
| RIC 292 Sear'88 #3123 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne mint. Radiate bust left, holding club & in lion’s skin / P M TR P XIIII COS IIII P P, bow, club & quiver. RIC 292, RSC 282; Sear5 10975 var. | Text | Image |
| RIC 294 | Postumus, billon antoninianus, Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / PM TRP X COS V PP, Emperor standing left, togate, holding branch and sceptre. RIC V-II Cologne 294; Elmer 596; Cunetio 2470. | Text | Image |
| RIC 295 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / PM TRP X COS V PP, Victory standing right, foot on globe, inscribing VO XX on shield. RIC V-II Cologne 295; Sear (1988) 3124; Elmer 595; Cunetio 2469. | Text | Image |
| RIC 299 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DIANAE LV-CI-FERAE, (sometimes only DIANA..) Diana standing right, holding long torch. RSC 33. | Text | Image |
| RIC 303 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FIDES EXERCITVS, four standards, one surmounted by hand, another by an eagle. RSC 65, Sear5 10939. | Text | Image |
| RIC 304 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne, 266 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FORTVNA AVG, Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder & cornucopiae. RSC 81, Sear5 10942. | Text | Image |
| RIC 306 | Postumus Antoninianus, 268 AD, Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Bow, Club and scythic quiver. RIC 306; Elmer 559; Sear5 10948. | Text | Image |
| RIC 307 | Postumus Antoninianus, 268 AD, Cologne. POSTVMVS AVG, nude bust of Postumus left, club over right shoulder, lionskin on left shoulder / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Bow, Club and scythic quiver. RIC 307; Elmer 558; Sear5 10949. | Text | Image |
| RIC 309 Sear'88 #3113 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bist right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, with sceptre & thunderbolt. RIC 309, RSC 159; Sear5 10954. | Text | Image |
| RIC 310 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. 268 AD. POSTVMVS AVG, radiate bust left, holding club over right shoulder, lion’s head on left shoulder, strap across bare chest / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing left, head right, holding sceptre & thunderbolt. Cohen 160; Sear5 10954 var (bust type). | Text | Image |
| RIC 311 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. Cologne, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right / IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter standing right, hurling thunderbolt. RSC 161a; Sear5 -. | Text | Image |
| RIC 312v Elmer 389 | Postumus, Billon Antoninianus, Cologne, 2.9 gr, 20mm. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / MARS VICTOR, Mars standing left, holding spear and leaning on shield. Elmer 389, Cunetio hoard 2422; RIC 312 var (rev. legend). | Text | Image |
| RIC 313 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MERCVRIO FELICI, Mercury standing facing, looking right, holding purse & caduceus. | Text | Image |
| RIC 315 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae. Sear5 10962. | Text | Image |
| RIC 316 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. Cologne. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ORIENS AVG, Sol advancing left, holding whip, right hand raised, P in left field. RIC 316; Sear5 10964. | Text | Image |
| RIC 317 Sear'88 #3119 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. Trier mint, 269 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PACATOR ORBIS, radiate & draped bust of Sol right. RIC 317, RSC 214b, Sear5 10965. | Text | Image |
| RIC 318 Sear'88 #3120 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne mint, 268 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch & sceptre. RIC 318, RSC 215, Elmer 333; Sear5 10966. Note: The straight hair above the brow is a characteristic of Cologne. Compare with RIC 78 above. | Text | Image |
| RIC 319 | Postumus, billon antoninianus, Cologne mint, 268 AD. POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, heroic bust left, lionskin on shoulder, holding club / PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC V-II Cologne 319, Cohen 218; Elmer 564; Cunetio 2446. | Text | Image |
| RIC 320 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left, holding two children, two others below. RSC 230a; Sear5 10969. | Text | Image |
| RIC 323 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Cologne/Trier mint, 263-265 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe & sceptre. RSC 295a; Sear5 10979.. | Text | Image |
| RIC 325 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. 266-7 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, emperor standing right holding spear & globe. Sear5 10983. | Text | Image |
| RIC 326 Sear'88 #3127 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 266 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right / SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; globe at feet. RIC 326, RSC 336a; Sear5 10985. | Text | Image |
| RIC 327 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. Cologne Mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped bust right / SALVS EXERCITI, Aesculapius standing left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. | Text | Image |
| RIC 328 Sear'88 #3129 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 266 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SALVS POSTVMI AVG, Salus standing right, holding serpent & patera. RIC 328, RSC 350a; Sear5 10989. | Text | Image |
| RIC 329 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. Trier mint, 267 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SERAPI COMITI AVG, Serapis standing left, raising hand & holding sceptre. RSC 360a; Sear5 10991. | Text | Image |
| RIC 330 | Postumus AR Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / VBERTAS AVG (or VBERITAS AVG), Uberitas standing left, holding purse & caduceus. RSC 366a, Sear 3131A; Sear5 10995. | Text | Image |
| RIC 333 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, hand on hip; left hand holding short club. RSC 452; Sear5 11003. | Text | Image |
| RIC 334 | Postumus AE Denarius. Cologne mint. POSTVMVS PIVS AVG, jugate laureate busts of Postumus and Hercules right / P M TR P X COS V P P, winged bust of Victory right, inscribing VO XX on shield. Sear5 11024. | Text | Image |
| RIC 335v | Postumus, AR Denarius, 19mm, 267 AD, Cologne. POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust of Postumus and laureate head of Hercules left, jugate / CASTOR, the Dioscur Castor, naked except for cap and mantle, standing right, holding spear and a horse by the bridle. RIC 335v (RIC: both laureate); RSC 10 var; Elmer 583. | Text | Image |
| RIC 344 | Postumus. AR Denarius. 259-268 AD. Cologne. POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG, jugate, laureate busts of Postumus and Hercules right / HERCVLI ERVMANTINO, Hercules walking right, carrying club & the wild Erymanthian boar; wine jar at foot. RIC V-2, 344. Sear5 11010. | Text | Image |
| Note: Antoniniani of the Milan mint (RIC 366 to RIC 389) which have an officina letter in the exergue, were struck by Aureolus in the name of Postumus | |||
| RIC 371 | Struck by Aureolus, Usurper in Milan, billon antoninianus, 267-268 AD, (3.93g) in the name of Postumus, IMP POSTV[MVS AV]G, Radiate and draped bust right / CONCORD [EQVIT] Fortune standing left, holding rudder and patera, S in exergue. RIC (Postumus) 371, Cohen 18. | Text | Image |
| RIC 373 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / CONCORD EQVIT, Concordia standing left, foot on prow, holding patera (sometimes with liquid flowing from it) & rudder; sometimes with S in ex. Sear5 10930; RSC 19-19b. | Text | Image |
| RIC 377 Sear'88 #3109 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated left holding patera and standard. Sometimes P in ex. RIC 377, Cohen 59; Sear5 10938. | Text | Image |
| RIC 378 | Struck by Aureolus, AE Antoninianus, Milan, late 267-268 AD, in the name of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated left holding patera and ensign. Sometimes P in ex. Sear5 10938. | Text | Image |
| RIC 378,P | Struck by Aureolus, AE Antoninianus, Milan, late 267-268 AD, in the name of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated left holding patera and standard. P in ex. Sear5 10938. | Text | Image |
| RIC 380 | Postumus AR Antoninianus, 4.00 gr, 22.63 mm. Milan. 259-268 AD. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two standards. RIC V-II Milan 380; cf Sear 10940 (mint). | Text | Image |
| RIC 381 | Postumus AE Antoninianus. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / PAX EQVITVM, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse sceptre; T in ex. Sear5 10968. | Text | Image |
| RIC 382 | Struck by Aureolus, 267-268 AD, rebel in Milan, in the name of Postumus. AE Antoninianus 17mm, 3.34g. IMP C POS[TVM]VS P F AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / SAL[VS AV]G, Aesculapius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Officina letter P in ex. RIC 382. C. 336. AGK 83 a. | Text | Image |
| RIC 388 Sear'88 #3135 | Postumus Billon Antoninianus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / VIRTVS EQVIT, Mars advancing right, holding shield and spear. RIC 388, Cohen 441; Sear5 11001. | Text | Image |
| RIC 389 | Postumus, AE antoninianus, Milan. IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right / VIRTVS EQVITVM, Hercules Farnese standing right, right hand behind back, resting on club set on rock. S in exergue. RIC V-II Milan 389; Cohen 443; Elmer 619. | Text | Image |
| Cohen 407cf | Postumus AE Imitation Double Sestertius. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / LAETI, galley left, with five rowers. | Text | Image |
| See also: | Helvetica's RIC list of Postumus Coins in Excel format | ||
| Postumus coin collection on GallicEmpire.com | |||
| Perseus Project database, coins of Postumus | |||
| Coins of Postumus available from TimeLine Originals - www.time-lines.co.uk | |||
| Coins of Postumus at Aeqvitas.com | |||
| Coins of Postumus at the Ancient Coin Forum | |||
| Search for Postumus at ImperialCoins.com | |||
| Search for Postumus at AncientImports.com | |||
| Search for Postumus at Incitatus Coins | |||
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