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Antoninianus - Carus PERPETVITATE AVG; Securitas

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Issuer RomeRoman 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
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
296229
References RIC V.2# 78a
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.78
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Carus, radiate, draped, 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

Securitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PERPETVITATE AVG
-/-//VXXI

Translation:
Perpetuitate Augusti.
Perpetuity of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

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

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