RIC V Carus 117

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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 117. Obverse: Bust of Carus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock. 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: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock
Obverse legend: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VIRTVS CARI INVICTI AVG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.117
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 117
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.117

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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