RIC V Carus 226

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 283

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Carinus, AD 283, catalogued as RIC V Carus 226. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Carinus, draped, standing right in slow quadriga, holding branch in right 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
Carinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Carinus, draped, standing right in slow quadriga, holding branch in right hand
Obverse legend
IMP CARINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
P M TRI P COS P P

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.226
Catalogue reference
RIC V Carus 226
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.car.226

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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