Aureus - Carus VIRTVS CARI INVICTI AVG; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Carus (Marcus Aurelius Carus) (282-283)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 282-283 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.6 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 296290 |
| References | RIC V.2# 117d 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VIRTVS CARI INVICTI AVG
Translation:
Virtus Cari Invicti Augusti.
Courage of undefeated emperor (Augustus) Carus.
Mint
Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (282-283) | |||||||||||||||
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