Quinarius - Carinus PIETAS AVGG, Mercury

€298,329.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year283-285
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueSilver Quinarius (1/4)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.2#279b, OCRE#ric.5.car.279
Obverse descriptionBust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CARINVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Carinus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Carinus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMercury, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPIETAS AVGG
(Translation: Pietas Duorum Augustorum. Piety of the two emperors (Augusti).)
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MintageND (283-285)  - -
Catalog ID3232783030
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