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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 4.1 g.
mint Rome weight 4.08g (3)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis ↕ (0)
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 (3)
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: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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