RIC V Carausius 623

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 286–AD 293

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rotomagus (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rotomagus under Carausius, AD 286–AD 293, catalogued as RIC V Carausius 623. Obverse: Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, wearing imperial mantle, left. Reverse: Carausius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding hand of Concordia, standing left. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rotomagus
Issuing authority
Carausius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Carausius, laureate, cuirassed, wearing imperial mantle, left
Reverse type
Carausius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding hand of Concordia, standing left
Obverse legend
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
CONCORDIA MILITVM

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cara.623
Catalogue reference
RIC V Carausius 623
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.cara.623

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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