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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-R2250 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Carus; Antioch Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Eurasia: Antioch Culture: Roman Date made: 282-283 Metal: Billon Diameter (cm): 2.10 Weight (g): 3.99 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3847. A. H. Baldwin, 1962. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Carus, wearing radiate crown and beard, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire and helmeted, standing facing r., receiving Victory from Jupiter, cloaked, standing facing l., holding Victory on globe in r. and sceptre in l.; * and H in field, at top and below respectively. Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG (Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: VIRTV-S AV-CG (Imperial Courage). In Exergue: XXI Bibliography: RIC V 124 Notes: In accordance with RIC, the XXI in the exergue of the reverse and the * and H in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officina) indicating Ticinum. It has been suggested by RIC that the figure on the reverse to the r. may actually have been Carinus or Numerian. |
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| Antioch | |
| Carus Roman 283 | |
| Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14 | |
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