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RIC IV Caracalla 291B

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RIC IV Caracalla 291B, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 217–217 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: serapis, wearing polos on head, seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand (?) and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 291B
obverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 291B
reverse: Serapis, wearing polos on head, seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand (?) and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.23g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀19.8 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Serapis, wearing polos on head, seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand (?) and sceptre in left hand

P M TR P XX COS IIII P P
specimens (2)
British Museum 2.91g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 291B (ric.4.crl.291B), 217–217 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-291b/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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