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RIC IV Caracalla 281C

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RIC IV Caracalla 281C, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 6.4 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
mint Rome weight 6.43g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀20.7 (2)
denomination Aureus axis 1↕ (1)
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

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 (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 6.48g ⌀21.0

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RIC IV Caracalla 281C (ric.4.crl.281C), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-281c/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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