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RIC V Carausius 179

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RIC V Carausius 179, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, right. Reverse: mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and placing left hand on shield. Weight about 5.8 g.
obverse RIC V Carausius 179
obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 179
reverse: Mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and placing left hand on shield
mint Londinium weight 5.77g (1)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis 6↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right

IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG
reverse

Mars, standing right, holding spear in right hand and placing left hand on shield

VIRTVS AVG
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.77g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carausius 179 (ric.5.cara.179), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-179/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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