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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 19.4 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 3.17g (9)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀19.4 (7)
denomination Denarius axis 10↕ (9)
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 (8)
British Museum 2.97g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.44g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 2.93g ⌀18.7 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.36g ⌀19.5 7↕
American Numismatic Society 3.29g ⌀18.6 12↕
American Numismatic Society 2.89g ⌀20.0 12↕

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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: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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