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ID number: BIRBI-R2274 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: Silver and base metal Diameter (cm): 2.40 Weight (g): 3.85 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 401. W. S. Lincoln, 1923. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Carinus, wearing radiate crown and beard, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Prince, in military attire, standing facing l., holding ensign in r. and spear in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: M.HVR.CHRINVS.NOB.C (Marcus Aurelius Carinus, Noble Caesar). Reverse: PRINC-IPI IV-VENTVTI (Prince of Youth). In Exergue: VXXI
Bibliography: RIC V 183 var.
Notes: Silvered. In accordance with RIC, the VXXI in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum. As opposed to the RIC type, this coin the figure on the reverse holds an ensign in their r. and a spear in their l.
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