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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-RE0982
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Carus; Alexandria
Denomination:  Tetradrachm
Place made:  Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria
Culture:  Roman Egyptian
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.95
Weight (g):  7.56
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Whitting 7136. A. H. Baldwin, December 1969.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Carus, bearded, laureate, r. Reverse: Altar on two steps with wreath on column, flames atop.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: θЄω ΚΑΡω CЄB (Divine Carus Augustus). Reverse: ΛΦΙЄ ΡωCIC (from the holy).

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