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RIC V Carus 253

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RIC V Carus 253, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns. Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.49g (4)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀20.7 (2)
denomination Antoninianus axis 12↕ (1)
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, or bust of Carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns

FIDES MILITVM
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.40g ⌀22.3
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀19.0 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
BnF (National Library of France) 2.87g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.80g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.89g

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RIC V Carus 253 (ric.5.car.253), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-253/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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