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RIC V Carus 1

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RIC V Carus 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carus, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 4.2 g.
obverse RIC V Carus 1
obverse: Bust of Carus, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
reverse RIC V Carus 1
reverse: Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Lugdunum weight 4.22g (1)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carus, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

IMP CARVS P F AVG
reverse

Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

FORTVNA AVG
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.22g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carus 1 (ric.5.car.1), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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