Antoninianus - Carus CLEMENTIA TEMP or CLEMENLIA TEMP

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	3.9 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 296292
References	RIC V.2# 118c 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.118 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Carus, radiate, 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

Carus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CLEMENTIA TEMP or CLEMENLIA TEMP
-/-//A

Translation:
Clementia Temporum.
A time of peace and calm.

Mint

Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey

Comments

Mass varies: 3.41–4.74 g;
Diameter varies: 19.5–22.5 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)												"∈" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"A" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"A" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"B" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"Γ" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"Γ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"Δ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (282-283)												"ς" in field; "XXI" in exergue;

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