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RIC V Carus 58

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RIC V Carus 58, Quinarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 282–283 AD. Obverse: bust of carus, laureate, draped, right, or 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 1.5 g, diameter 15.5 mm.
mint Rome weight 1.47g (2)
ruler Carus diameter ⌀15.5 (1)
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 Carus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Carus, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP CARVS AVG
reverse

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

VIRTVS AVGG
specimens (2)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1.21g ⌀15.5
BnF (National Library of France) 1.73g

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RIC V Carus 58 (ric.5.car.58), 282–283 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-carus-58/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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