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RIC IV Caracalla 538B

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RIC IV Caracalla 538B, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 215–215 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, seen from back, right. Reverse: asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand in right hand; to left, telesphorus; on ground, right, globe. Weight about 22.4 g.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 538B
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, seen from back, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 538B
reverse: Asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand in right hand; to left, Telesphorus; on ground, right, globe
mint Rome weight 22.39g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀0.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 1↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, seen from back, right

M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand in right hand; to left, Telesphorus; on ground, right, globe

P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P S C
specimens (3)
KENOM — Freiberg 22.29g
British Museum 22.48g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 538B (ric.4.crl.538B), 215–215 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-538b/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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