RIC V Carus 149, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right, sometimes holding spear, or bust of carinus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of carinus, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand. Weight about g.
obverse
Bust of Carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right, sometimes holding spear, or bust of Carinus, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of Carinus, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
CARINVS NOBIL CAES
reverse
Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
MARS VICTOR
Cite this coin
RIC V Carus 149 (ric.5.car.149), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-149/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA