RIC IV Caracalla 280C, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: serapis, wearing polos on head, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 16.4 mm.
obverse
Head of Caracalla, laureate, 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 (9)
KENOM
2.92g
⌀18.5
7↕
British Museum
3.27g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.94g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.25g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
KENOM — Freiberg
3.09g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Caracalla 280C (ric.4.crl.280C), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-280c/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA