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Very rare: possibly only the second specimen
recorded with obverse legend beginning IMP M
not IMP C M. RIC 64 quotes this variant from
the Caruso Sale, lot 486 = Galerie des Monnaies,
October 1977, lot 471 = Calicó 4279, which is the
only specimen in Berk photofile and CoinArchives
Pro, and is from the same dies as our piece
.
219.
Carus, Divus.
Died 283 AD. Antoninianus, 3.61g
(5h). Lugdunum. Obv: DIVO CARO PIO Head
radiate right. Rx: CONSECRATIO Eagle standing
left, head right, II (officina 2) in exergue. RIC 29.
Bastien, Lyon 623 (48 spec.). Mint State
$150
Ex Berk 153, 13 March 2007, lot 372
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FDC Carinus
220.
Carinus as Caesar.
282-283 AD. Aureus, 4.36g
(7h). Siscia. Obv: M AVR CARINV - S NOB CAES
Bust laureate, cuirassed right, seen from front. Rx:
VICTO - RIAAVG Victory standing left on globe,
holding wreath and palm; the globe is decorated
with crossing lines representing the equator and
ecliptic. RIC 190 (R2). Cohen 139 (200 Fr., citing
BM). Calicó 4372. Wonderful portrait. FDC
$15,000
Ex Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004, lot 1033
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221.
Numerian.
283-284 AD. Aureus, 5.40g (5h). Rome.
Obv: IMP NVMERIANVS AVG Bust laureate,
draped, cuirassed right. Rx: VIRTV - S AVGG
Hercules ‘Farnese’ standing right, holding right
hand behind back, leaning on club set on rock, with
lionskin hanging down beside club. RIC 408 (R2,
citing Montagu 714). Calicó 4335 (illustrating the
Montagu coin). Obverse legend variant of Cohen
100 (200 Fr.). Very nice depiction of Hercules on
the reverse. Flawless imperial portrait. Mint State
$15,000
Ex NAC 25, 25 June 2003, lot 572
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