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RIC V Carus 271

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RIC V Carus 271, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club with right hand and holding bow and lion's skin in left hand. Weight about 3.8 g.
mint Rome weight 3.79g (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, cuirassed, right

IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with right hand and holding bow and lion's skin in left hand

VIRTVTI AVGG
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 4.10g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.31g
BnF (National Library of France) 2.97g

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RIC V Carus 271 (ric.5.car.271), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-271/ (accessed: 2026-08-20). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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