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RIC V Carus 310

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RIC V Carus 310, Aureus, Gold, struck at Siscia, 283–285 AD. Obverse: bust of carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left, seen from behind, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: sol, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 5.2 g, diameter 20.5 mm.
mint Siscia weight 5.19g (1)
ruler Numerian diameter ⌀20.5 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left, seen from behind, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG
reverse

Sol, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

ORIENS AVGG
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society 5.19g ⌀20.5 6↕

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RIC V Carus 310 (ric.5.car.310), 283–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-310/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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