RIC V Carus 153

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 282–AD 283

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Carus, AD 282–AD 283, catalogued as RIC V Carus 153. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Pax, draped, walking left, holding wreath 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
Rome
Issuing authority
Carus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Pax, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
PAX AETERNA

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.153
Catalogue reference
RIC V Carus 153
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.car.153

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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