RIC V Carus 125, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Antioch, Syria, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carus, radiate, draped, right or bust of carus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: carus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding parazonium in right hand and receiving victory on globe from jupiter or carinus or numerian standing left, holding sceptre. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 21.2 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 3.82g (23) |
| ruler | Carus | diameter | ⌀21.2 (2) |
| denomination | Antoninianus | axis | 10↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Carus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Carus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
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reverse
Carus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding parazonium in right hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter or Carinus or Numerian standing left, holding sceptre
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specimens (24)
BnF (National Library of France)
3.28g
KENOM
4.39g
⌀20.6
12↕
KENOM
3.07g
⌀21.7
12↕
BnF (National Library of France)
4.46g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.24g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.32g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.11g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.04g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.07g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.05g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.59g
BnF (National Library of France)
5.11g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.45g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.92g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.71g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.43g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.67g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.30g
BnF (National Library of France)
2.84g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.29g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.84g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.98g
British Museum
3.63g
6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Cite this coin
RIC V Carus 125 (ric.5.car.125), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-125/ (accessed: 2026-08-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA