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RIC V Carus 233

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RIC V Carus 233, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock. Weight about 4.6 g.
obverse RIC V Carus 233
obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 233
reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock
mint Rome weight 4.59g (2)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock

VIRTVS AVG
specimens (3)
British Museum 4.12g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
BnF (National Library of France) 5.06g

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RIC V Carus 233 (ric.5.car.233), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-233/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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