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RIC V Carausius 180

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RIC V Carausius 180, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Weight about 4.3 g, diameter 20.9 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 180
obverse: Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 180
reverse: Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
mint Londinium weight 4.31g (2)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀20.9 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 7↕ (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, cuirassed, right

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reverse

Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

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specimens (3)
British Museum 4.81g 7↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.80g ⌀20.9 6↕

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RIC V Carausius 180 (ric.5.cara.180), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-180/ (accessed: 2026-08-22). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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