Antoninianus - Numerian FIDES EXERCIT AVGG; Fides
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Numerian (Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus) (283-284)
Carinus (Marcus Aurelius Carinus) (283-285) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 283-284 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298532 |
| References | RIC V.2# 460f 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 Numerian, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Numerianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Numerian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Fides, draped, seated left between three ensigns, holding patera in right hand.
Scripts: Latin, Greek
Lettering:
FIDES EXERCIT AVGG
Γ/-//SMSXXI
Translation:
Fides Exercitus Duorum Augustorum.
Loyalty of the army of the two emperors (Augusti).
Mint
Siscia, modern-day Sisak, CroatiaComments
Mass varies: 3.08–4 g;
Diameter varies: 21–22 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21–22 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 (283-284) | "Γ" in field; "SMSXXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (283-284) | "Γ" in right field; "SMSXXI" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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