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RIC V Carausius 161

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RIC V Carausius 161, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 22.8 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 161
obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 161
reverse: Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms
mint Londinium weight 3.26g (2)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀22.8 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 12↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms

SALVS AVG
specimens (3)
British Museum 3.41g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.11g ⌀22.8 12↕

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RIC V Carausius 161 (ric.5.cara.161), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-161/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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