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RIC V Carus 252

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RIC V Carus 252, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, right or bust of carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 21.8 mm.
obverse RIC V Carus 252
obverse: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, right or bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 252
reverse: Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns
mint Rome weight 3.75g (8)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀21.8 (2)
denomination Antoninianus axis 3↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG
reverse

Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns

FIDES MILITVM
specimens (9)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.69g 1↕
KENOM 3.67g ⌀21.6 1↕
American Numismatic Society 3.82g ⌀22.0 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 3.81g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.64g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.28g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.38g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.69g
BnF (National Library of France)

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RIC V Carus 252 (ric.5.car.252), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-252/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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