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RIC IV Caracalla 296B

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RIC IV Caracalla 296B, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 217–217 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws. Weight about 6.6 g.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 296B
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 296B
reverse: Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws
mint Rome weight 6.55g (1)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Lion, radiate, walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws

P M TR P XX COS IIII P P
specimens (2)
British Museum 6.55g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 296B (ric.4.crl.296B), 217–217 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-296b/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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