Antoninianus - Carinus FIDES MILITVM; Fides
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Carinus (Marcus Aurelius Carinus) (283-285)
Numerian (Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus) (283-284) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 283-285 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.7 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298293 |
| References | RIC V.2# 252c 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 Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Fides, draped, standing left, holding two ensigns.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FIDES MILITVM
-/-//KA∈
Translation:
Fides Militum.
Loyalty of the soldiers.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.668–3.82 g;
Diameter varies: 21.55–22 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21.55–22 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 (283-285) | "KA∈" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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