RIC V Carus 235, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club, sometimes with lion's skin, on rock. Weight about 5.6 g.
obverse
Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
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reverse
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club, sometimes with lion's skin, on rock
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specimens (5)
British Museum
6.05g
12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Harvard Art Museums
5.96g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
4.86g
BnF (National Library of France)
5.66g
Cite this coin
RIC V Carus 235 (ric.5.car.235), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-235/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA