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RIC IV Caracalla 251

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RIC IV Caracalla 251, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 215–215 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: asclepius, nude to waist, standing left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, on ground, globe. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 251
obverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 251
reverse: Asclepius, nude to waist, standing left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, on ground, globe
mint Rome weight 2.96g (14)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀19.0 (11)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (13)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Asclepius, nude to waist, standing left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, on ground, globe

P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
specimens (14)
KENOM 3.23g ⌀18.8 11↕
KENOM 3.24g ⌀19.6 1↕
American Numismatic Society 2.85g ⌀19.5 7↕
American Numismatic Society 3.19g ⌀18.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.27g ⌀19.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.52g ⌀20.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.13g ⌀18.5 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.65g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.80g ⌀17.5 12↕
British Museum 3.25g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 2.70g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 251 (ric.4.crl.251), 215–215 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-251/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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