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RIC V Carausius 1

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RIC V Carausius 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle. Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 21.9 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 1
obverse: Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 1
reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle
mint Londinium weight 3.55g (4)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀21.9 (3)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (4)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right

CARAVSIVS P F AVG
reverse

Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle

CONSERVAT AVG
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.31g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carausius 1 (ric.5.cara.1), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-1/ (accessed: 2026-11-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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