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RIC IV Caracalla 493A

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RIC IV Caracalla 493A, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 212–212 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, standing left, holding victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield, spear leaning against left arm; at feet, left, captive seated. Weight about 12.3 g, diameter 26.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 493A
obverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 493A
reverse: Mars, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield, spear leaning against left arm; at feet, left, captive seated
mint Rome weight 12.31g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀26.8 (1)
denomination As axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
reverse

Mars, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield, spear leaning against left arm; at feet, left, captive seated

P M TR P XV COS IIII P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 12.68g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 493A (ric.4.crl.493A), 212–212 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-493a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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