Description
Carus (282 – 283 AD). AE Antoninianus, Posthumous Consecration Issue, July/August 283 AD, Antioch mint. DIVO CARO AVG; radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, altar, Δ right, XXI in ex.
Carus; Posthumous Consecration Issue; AE Antoninianus
70,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE21 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,02 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | RIC V 127 |
| Commentary: | olive patina with contrasting reddish sand deposits, well centered, sharp details |
Historical Context
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.
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