RIC V Carus 229

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 283–AD 285

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Carinus, AD 283–AD 285, catalogued as RIC V Carus 229. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake rising from altar. 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
Reverse type: Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake rising from altar
Obverse legend: IMP CARINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.229
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 229
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.229

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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