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ID:     651033
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Carinus
Date Ruled:     AD 283-285
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD Nov. 282
Weight:     4.37 g
Obverse Legend:     M AVR CARINV-S NOB CAES
Obverse Description:     Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VICTO-RIA AVG
Reverse Description:     Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in extended right hand, trophy over left shoulder
Mint:     Siscia
Primary Reference:     RIC V-II 190E
Reference2:     cf. Pink VI/2, pg. 42
Reference3:     Hunter -
Reference4:     CalicĂ“ 4372; Cohen 139
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43842
Grade:     FDC
Notes:     [See color enlargement on plate 18] ($10,000)When the emperor Carus assumed the purple, he elevated his sons, Carinus and Numerian to the rank of Caesar