RIC V Carus 381

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 283–AD 284

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Lugdunum under Numerian, AD 283–AD 284, catalogued as RIC V Carus 381. Obverse: Bust of Numerian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe 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: Lugdunum
Issuing authority: Numerian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Numerian, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: ORIENS AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.car.381
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carus 381
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.car.381

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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