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Carus, 282-283 AD
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Carus, 282-283 AD
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CARUS (+283)
consécration de Carin et de Numérien
Aurelianus - 283
N° v18_0631 ...
Carus, Numerian, and Carinus, at Tripolis.
Carus. RIC 128. * in upper field, TR in lower field, XXI in exergue.
22mm. 12:00. 4.03 grams.
Carus, Antoninianus, 282-283, Lugdunum, Officina 1
IMP C M AVR CARVS AVG
Radiate, cuirassed bust right
VICTORIA AVG
Victory standing left on large globe, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left, captives seated on ground on either side ...
Carus, Praetorian Prefect at the death of Probus, was proclaimed Emperor. He associated his two sons in the reign and set out on campaign against the Persians.
Roman Coins : RIC Volume V, Carus
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Roman Imperial Coinage, various volumes
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RIC82, Carus: Antoninianus (0282AD-0283AD) ...
Carus, AD282-283, AE Antoninianus. Radiate bust rt./VIRTVS AVGG, emperor receives Victory on globe from Jupiter, TR between, XXI in exergue. A little offcentered on oversized flan, nothing off, brown patina, nice portrait and rev., about Very Fine.
--In 282, he was appointed governor of Dalmatia, under Carus, who held him in such high esteem, as to have intended to appoint Constantius as his successor, instead of his own unworthy son Carinus.
The AVGGG issues with this reverse type were struck at Antioch in the names of Carus Augustus and both Carinus and Numerian Caesars. The same mint also produced coins for all three with reverse AVGG.
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August 2 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873)
August 19 - Georges Darien, French writer (b. 1862)
September 2 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)
September 11 - Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil poet (b. 1882) ...
 See also: Diocletian, Augustus, Carinus, Coin, Silver
  
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