RIC V Carausius 155

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RIC V Carausius 155

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RIC V Carausius 155, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake rising from altar and holding sceptre. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 23.1 mm.

obverse RIC V Carausius 155 — obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC V Carausius 155 — reverse: Salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake rising from altar and holding sceptre

mint	Londinium	weight	3.80g (9)
ruler	Carausius	diameter	⌀23.1 (3)
denomination	Antoninianus	axis	8↕ (10)
material	Silver	technique	Struck
country	Roman Empire	dataset	OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire ODC-ODbL

obverse

Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG

reverse

Salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake rising from altar and holding sceptre

SALVS AVG

specimens (20)

British Museum 4.23g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 5.01g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 3.65g 6↕

British Museum 4.41g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 3.19g 7↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀21.0 12↕

Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.45g ⌀24.5 12↕

Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.70g ⌀23.9 12↕

British Museum 2.77g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

British Museum 3.81g 6↕

British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Carausius 155 (ric.5.cara.155), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-155/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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