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RIC V Carus 2

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RIC V Carus 2, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pax, draped, walking left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 4.2 g.
obverse RIC V Carus 2
obverse: Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 2
reverse: Pax, draped, walking left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Lugdunum weight 4.23g (1)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
reverse

Pax, draped, walking left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand

PAX AVG
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.23g 7↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carus 2 (ric.5.car.2), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-2/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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