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RIC IV Caracalla 281A

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RIC IV Caracalla 281A, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, radiate, draped, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 4.9 g, diameter 23.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 281A
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 281A
reverse: Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
mint Rome weight 4.92g (7)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀23.3 (4)
denomination Antoninianus axis 10↕ (7)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
specimens (8)
British Museum 5.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 4.99g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 4.67g ⌀22.2 12↕
British Museum 5.22g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 281A (ric.4.crl.281A), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-281a/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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