Aureus - Carinus ROMAE AETERNAE; Roma
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Carus (Marcus Aurelius Carus) (282-283)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 282-283 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.4 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 296382 |
| References | RIC V.2# 189 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 Carinus, laureate, draped, left, pointing spear forward in right hand and holding shield in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES
Unabridged legend: Marcus Aurelius Carinus Nobilis Caesar.
Translation: Marcus Aurelius Carinus noble Caesar.
Reverse
Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding wreath in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ROMAE AETERNAE
Unabridged legend: Romae Aeternae.
Translation: Everlasting Rome.
Mint
Siscia, modern-day Sisak, CroatiaComments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (282-283) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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