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RIC V Carus 56

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RIC V Carus 56, Quinarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: soldier, draped, cuirassed, standing left, leaning on shield with right hand and holding spear in left hand. Weight about g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Quinarius axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Carus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP CARVS P F AVG
reverse

Soldier, draped, cuirassed, standing left, leaning on shield with right hand and holding spear in left hand

VIRTVS AVGG

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RIC V Carus 56 (ric.5.car.56), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-56/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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