Antoninianus - Carinus VIRTVS AVGG or VIRTVS AVGG•
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 | 4 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298397 |
| References | RIC V.2# 329f 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, 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
Carinus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding sceptre (sometimes surmounted by eagle) in right hand and receiving Victory (sometimes on globe) from Jupiter or Carus standing left, holding sceptre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIRTVS AVGG or VIRTVS AVGG•
TR//XXI
Translation:
Virtus Duorum Augustorum.
Courage of the two emperors (Augusti).
Mint
Tripolis, modern-day Tripoli, LebanonComments
Mass varies: 2.8–4.49 g;
Diameter varies: 20–22.5 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20–22.5 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 (283-285) | "(* on TR)" in field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (283-285) | "TR" in field; "XXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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