RIC V Carausius 143, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 23.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, cuirassed, right
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG
reverse
Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
PAX AVGGG
specimens (24)
British Museum
3.84g
7↕
British Museum
3.18g
6↕
British Museum
4.03g
6↕
British Museum
4.59g
6↕
British Museum
3.76g
12↕
British Museum
3.89g
6↕
British Museum
4.15g
6↕
British Museum
3.39g
1↕
British Museum
1.98g
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.30g
⌀24.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.59g
⌀23.2
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.48g
⌀23.7
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.49g
⌀24.9
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
4.30g
⌀22.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.80g
⌀23.3
7↕
Cite this coin
RIC V Carausius 143 (ric.5.cara.143), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-143/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA