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RIC V Carus 279

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RIC V Carus 279, Quinarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: mercury, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Weight about g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Quinarius 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, laureate, draped, right

IMP CARINVS AVG
reverse

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

PIETAS AVGG

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RIC V Carus 279 (ric.5.car.279), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-279/ (accessed: 2026-08-19). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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