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RIC V Carus 231

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RIC V Carus 231, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: venus, draped, standing left, holding cupid in right hand and apple in left hand. Weight about 5.0 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 5.02g (2)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG
reverse

Venus, draped, standing left, holding Cupid in right hand and apple in left hand

VENERI VICTRICI
specimens (2)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 5.35g ⌀21.0
BnF (National Library of France) 4.69g

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RIC V Carus 231 (ric.5.car.231), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-231/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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