Antoninianus - Carus PAX EXERCITI; Pax

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Carus (Marcus Aurelius Carus) (282-283)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	282-283
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.6 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 296225
References	RIC V.2# 75f Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.car.75 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Carus, radiate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CARVS P F AVG

Translation:
Imperator Carus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Carus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and ensign in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PAX EXERCITI
-/-//PXXI

Translation:
Pax Exerciti.
Peace of the army.

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 2.728–4.89 g;
Diameter varies: 21.5–24.5 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (282-283)												"PXXI" in exergue;

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