RIC V Carausius 149, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 4.3 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG
reverse
Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand
PROVIDENT AVG
specimens (10)
British Museum
5.15g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum
4.21g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum
3.94g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.25g
⌀21.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
British Museum
4.77g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Cite this coin
RIC V Carausius 149 (ric.5.cara.149), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-149/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA