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RIC V Carus 161

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RIC V Carus 161, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 4.0 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
obverse RIC V Carus 161
obverse: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 161
reverse: Carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 4.03g (5)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀21.3 (2)
denomination Antoninianus axis 10↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES
reverse

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

PRINCIPI IVVENT or PRINCIPI IVVENTVT
specimens (5)
KENOM 4.19g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 4.00g ⌀21.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.92g ⌀21.0 12↕
BnF (National Library of France) 4.02g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.04g

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RIC V Carus 161 (ric.5.car.161), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-161/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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