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RIC IV Caracalla 490A

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RIC IV Caracalla 490A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 211–211 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, bare, right. Reverse: eagle soaring aloft, clasping thunderbolt in claws, and carrying severus heavenward. Weight about 27.0 g, diameter 31.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 490A
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, bare, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 490A
reverse: Eagle soaring aloft, clasping thunderbolt in claws, and carrying Severus heavenward
mint Rome weight 27.04g (3)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀31.6 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, bare, right

DIVO SEPTIMIO SEVERO PIO
reverse

Eagle soaring aloft, clasping thunderbolt in claws, and carrying Severus heavenward

CONSECRATIO S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 24.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 30.15g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 490A (ric.4.crl.490A), 211–211 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-490a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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