RIC V Carus 321

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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 321. Obverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club on rock with right hand and holding lion's skin 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: Cyzicus
Issuing authority: Carinus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club on rock with right hand and holding lion's skin in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VIRTVS CA[ ]N[ ]NAICTI AVG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.321
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 321
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.321

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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