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RIC V Carus 215

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RIC V Carus 215, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 283–285 AD. Obverse: 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: carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left hand. Weight about 3.6 g.
mint Lugdunum weight 3.62g (3)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

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

SAECVLI FELICITAS
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 3.24g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.55g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.08g

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RIC V Carus 215 (ric.5.car.215), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-215/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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