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RIC IV Caracalla 279

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RIC IV Caracalla 279, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pluto, wearing polos on head, seated left, extending right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, cerberus. Weight about 4.5 g.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 279
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 279
reverse: Pluto, wearing polos on head, seated left, extending right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, Cerberus
mint Rome weight 4.50g (1)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Pluto, wearing polos on head, seated left, extending right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, Cerberus

P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.50g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 279 (ric.4.crl.279), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-279/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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