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ID: |
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711586 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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CARINUS |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 282-283
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Aureus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD nov. 282 |
| Weight: |
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4.47 g |
| Die Axis: |
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1 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VICTO-RIA AVG |
| Reverse Description: |
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Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm in left |
| Mint: |
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Siscia |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC V-II 190D |
| Reference2: |
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Pink VI/2, P. 42 |
| Reference3: |
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CalicÓ 4373a |
| Reference4: |
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Hunter -; Cohen - |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76814 |
| Special Comments: |
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Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1586 ($10,000)Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 571.When the emperor Carus assumed the purple, he elevated his sons, Carinus and Numerian to the rank of Caesar |
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Grade:
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Superb EF |
| Notes: |
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1st emission, mid-November 282 AD |
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