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RIC V Carausius 116

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RIC V Carausius 116, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of carausius, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 116
obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of Carausius, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
reverse RIC V Carausius 116
reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand
mint Londinium weight 3.70g (1)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀22.0 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 7↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carausius, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of Carausius, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

VIRTVS CARAVSI AVG
reverse

Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand

PAX AVG
specimens (3)
British Museum 3.70g 7↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀22.0 6↕

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RIC V Carausius 116 (ric.5.cara.116), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-116/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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