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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.242
People
Carinus, Roman (r. 282 - 284 CE)
Title
Aureus of Carinus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
283-285 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195964

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.96 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
aureus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CARINVS P F AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VIRTVS AVGG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC V(2), 235, p. 169; Calicó 4397

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.242
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Bust of Carinus; reverse: Hercules

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Verification Level

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