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RIC IV Caracalla 280A

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RIC IV Caracalla 280A, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: serapis, wearing polos on head, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 6.7 g, diameter 20.2 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 280A
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 280A
reverse: Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 6.65g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀20.2 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (2)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand

P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
specimens (3)
RIC IV Caracalla 280A, artic
Art Institute of Chicago
British Museum 6.65g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 280A (ric.4.crl.280A), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-280a/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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