Aureus - Carinus as Caesar VICTORIA AVGG, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year282-283
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.2#192b, OCRE#ric.5.car.192
Obverse descriptionBust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP M AVR CARINVS NOB C
(Translation: Imperator Marcus Aurelius Carinus Nobilis Caesar. Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Aurelius Carinus, noble caesar.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, draped, running right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA AVGG
(Translation: Victoria Duorum Augustorum. Victory of the two emperors (Augusti).)
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MintageND (282-283)  - -
Catalog ID2996031430
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