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RIC V Carausius 164

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RIC V Carausius 164, 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: salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms. Weight about 4.1 g, diameter 24.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 164
obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 164
reverse: Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms
mint Londinium weight 4.11g (3)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀24.0 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 6↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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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

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

SALVS AVGGG
specimens (5)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 4.00g ⌀24.0
British Museum 4.49g 5↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 3.84g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carausius 164 (ric.5.cara.164), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-164/ (accessed: 2026-08-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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