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RIC IV Caracalla 253

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RIC IV Caracalla 253, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 215–215 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, telesphorus; to right, globe. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 253
obverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 253
reverse: Asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, Telesphorus; to right, globe
mint Rome weight 3.22g (5)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀19.6 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (5)
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 front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, Telesphorus; to right, globe

P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
specimens (4)
British Museum 2.97g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.44g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 253 (ric.4.crl.253), 215–215 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-253/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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