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RIC V Carus 264

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RIC V Carus 264, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mercury, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Weight about 3.6 g.
obverse RIC V Carus 264
obverse: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Carinus, radiate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 264
reverse: Mercury, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.63g (8)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis 6↕ (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

Mercury, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand

PIETA AVG or PIETAS AVG
specimens (9)
British Museum 3.37g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)
BnF (National Library of France) 3.93g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.81g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.08g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.72g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.12g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.41g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.56g

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RIC V Carus 264 (ric.5.car.264), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-264/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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