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ID number:  BIRBI-R2272
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Carus; Carinus; Ticinum
Denomination:  Antoninianus
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Pavia
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  282
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  2.45
Weight (g):  3.41
Axis (degrees):  135.00
Provenance:  Haines 1015. W. S. Lincoln, 1928.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Carinus, wearing radiate crown and beard, draped, facing r. Reverse: Prince, in military attire, standing facing l., holding globe in r. and spear in l.; captive at feet, to l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: M AVR CHRINVS NOB C (Marcus Aurelius Carinus, Noble Caesar). Reverse: PRINCIPI IV-VE-NTVT (Prince of Youth). In Exergue: QXXI

Bibliography:  RIC V 182 (Carinus Caesar)

Notes:  In accordance with RIC, the QXXI in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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1899
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Ticinum



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