RIC V Carus 318

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 283–AD 285

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Cyzicus under Carinus, AD 283–AD 285, catalogued as RIC V Carus 318. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: Spes, draped, walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising robe with 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: Carinus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right
Reverse type: Spes, draped, walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising robe with left hand
Obverse legend: IMP C CARINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: SPES AVG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.318
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 318
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.318

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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