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Carus (282 – 283 AD). AE Antoninianus, Antioch mint 283 AD. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGGG; Carus receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing right holding scepter, star above, S in center, XXI in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,02 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | RIC 125 |
| Commentary: | dark green patina, good centering and details |
Carus' boldness, seen also on his coinage, was a subject of his reply to the Sassanian envoys seeking peace, to whom he replied, that he would devoid their kigdom of trees such as his scalp is void of hair.
