Aureus - Carinus VICTORIA GERMANICA; Victory
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 | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298383 |
| References | RIC V.2# 319d 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, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Pius Felix, Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, galloping left in biga, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; beneath horses, enemy.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIA GERMANICA
Translation:
Victoria Germanica.
Victory over the Germans.
Mint
Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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