RIC IV Caracalla 490B

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RIC IV Caracalla 490B

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RIC IV Caracalla 490B, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 211–211 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, bare, right. Reverse: pyre in five tiers surmounted by quadriga. Weight about 23.6 g, diameter 33.1 mm.

obverse RIC IV Caracalla 490B — obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, bare, right

reverse RIC IV Caracalla 490B — reverse: Pyre in five tiers surmounted by quadriga

mint	Rome	weight	23.64g (6)
ruler	Caracalla	diameter	⌀33.1 (3)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	12↕ (4)
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

Pyre in five tiers surmounted by quadriga

CONSECRATIO S C

specimens (8)

British Museum 21.63g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 23.01g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 22.10g ⌀32.0

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 27.85g ⌀36.0

British Museum 25.33g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

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

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