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RIC V Carus 159

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RIC V Carus 159, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, right or bust of carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding ensign in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 22.5 mm.
obverse RIC V Carus 159
obverse: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 159
reverse: Carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding ensign in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.03g (4)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀22.5 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 7↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

M AVR CARINVS NOB C
reverse

Carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding ensign in right hand and sceptre in left hand

PRINCIPI IVVENT or PRINCIPI IVVENTVT
specimens (4)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.35g 7↕
American Numismatic Society 2.35g ⌀22.5 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 2.93g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.50g

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RIC V Carus 159 (ric.5.car.159), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-159/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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