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RIC V Carus 291

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RIC V Carus 291, Semis, Bronze, struck at Rome, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock. Weight about 5.9 g.
obverse RIC V Carus 291
obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Carus 291
reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock
mint Rome weight 5.89g (1)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Semis axis 5↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock

VIRTVS AVGG
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.89g 5↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Carus 291 (ric.5.car.291), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-291/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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