Aureus - Carinus VICTORIA AVGG

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
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 296403
References	RIC V.2# 204e 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.204 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Carinus Nobilis Caesar.

Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus, Noble Caesar.

Reverse

Carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, raising two captives, being crowned by Victory.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA AVGG

Unabridged legend: Victoria Duorum Augustorum.

Translation: Victory of the two emperors.

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (282-283)												* in exergue
ND (282-283)												A in exergue

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