RIC V Carus 115

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 282–AD 283

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Cyzicus under Carus, AD 282–AD 283, catalogued as RIC V Carus 115. Obverse: Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Pax, draped, walking left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Carus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Pax, draped, walking left, holding olive-branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
PAX AVG

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.115
Catalogue reference
RIC V Carus 115
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.car.115

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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