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RIC V Carus 255

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RIC V Carus 255, 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: genius, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.67g (3)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀23.0 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

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

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reverse

Genius, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

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specimens (3)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.86g ⌀23.0
BnF (National Library of France) 4.02g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.14g

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RIC V Carus 255 (ric.5.car.255), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-255/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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