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RIC V Carus 256

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RIC V Carus 256, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: genius, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 21.5 mm.
obverse RIC V Carus 256
obverse: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 256
reverse: Genius, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.89g (4)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀21.5 (1)
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, cuirassed, right

IMP CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

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

GENIVS EXERCITI
specimens (4)
American Numismatic Society 3.31g ⌀21.5 12↕
BnF (National Library of France) 5.16g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.12g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.96g

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RIC V Carus 256 (ric.5.car.256), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-256/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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