RIC V Carus 320

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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 320. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, galloping left in biga, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; beneath horses, enemy. 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, or bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, galloping left in biga, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; beneath horses, enemy
Obverse legend: IMP C CARINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA GERMANICA

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.320
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 320
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.320

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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