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RIC IV Caracalla 553B

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RIC IV Caracalla 553B, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 215–215 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; on ground, right, globe. Weight about 8.0 g, diameter 23.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 553B
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 553B
reverse: Asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; on ground, right, globe
mint Rome weight 8.04g (4)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀23.8 (4)
denomination As axis 8↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

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

P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P S C
specimens (4)
American Numismatic Society 3.99g ⌀22.0 2↕
American Numismatic Society 11.72g ⌀25.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 5.97g ⌀23.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 10.46g ⌀25.0 12↕

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RIC IV Caracalla 553B (ric.4.crl.553B), 215–215 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-553b/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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