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RIC V Carausius 2

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RIC V Carausius 2, Aureus, Gold, struck at Londinium, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, wearing lion's skin, standing right, quiver over shoulder, resting right hand on club and holding quiver in left hand. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 2
obverse: Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carausius 2
reverse: Hercules, wearing lion's skin, standing right, quiver over shoulder, resting right hand on club and holding quiver in left hand
mint Londinium weight 3.73g (2)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀21.3 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG
reverse

Hercules, wearing lion's skin, standing right, quiver over shoulder, resting right hand on club and holding quiver in left hand

CONSERVATORI AVGGG
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.27g
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carausius 2 (ric.5.cara.2), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-2/ (accessed: 2026-08-24). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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