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RIC V Carausius 20

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RIC V Carausius 20, 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: minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and leaning on shield and holding spear with left hand. Weight about 4.2 g, diameter 23.3 mm.
obverse RIC V Carausius 20
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 20
reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and leaning on shield and holding spear with left hand
mint Londinium weight 4.22g (4)
ruler Carausius diameter ⌀23.3 (2)
denomination Antoninianus axis 6↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and leaning on shield and holding spear with left hand

COMES AVGGG
specimens (4)
British Museum 3.97g 7↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 4.71g 1↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carausius 20 (ric.5.cara.20), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-20/ (accessed: 2026-08-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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