RIC V Carausius 881, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Uncertain value, 286–293 AD. Obverse: bust of carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of carausius, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 21.4 mm.
| mint | Uncertain value | weight | 3.59g (7) |
| ruler | Carausius | diameter | ⌀21.4 (7) |
| denomination | Antoninianus | axis | 8↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carausius, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand
IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG
reverse
Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand
PAX AVG
specimens (15)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.32g
⌀20.8
British Museum
4.12g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.00g
⌀20.7
Portable Antiquities Scheme
4.34g
⌀20.8
Cite this coin
RIC V Carausius 881 (ric.5.cara.881), 286–293 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carausius-881/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA