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Carus, early September 282 - c. July or August 283 A.D.

Carus was the Praetorian prefect during the reign of emperor Probus and came to power after the latter's assassination. He was killed by lightning outside Ctesiphon after a successful campaign against the Persian empire. His sons Carinus and Numerian succeeded him.

Carus, Early September 282 - c. July or August 283 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||tetradrachm|
This reverse type is usually found paired with a Carinus obverse.
RX41233. Billon tetradrachm, Apparently unpublished; Dattari -, Geissen -, Kampmann -, Milne -, BMC Alexandria -, SNG Cop -, SNG Hunterian -, Emmett -, VF, weight 8.390 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse A K M A KA-POC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse Athena, helmeted, enthroned left, shield under seat, Nike in right, long scepter in left hand, L - A (year one) across fields; extremely rare; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art, Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, while the left is raising a fold of her dress. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men.
RA71640. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 80, Cohen VI 77, Venèra IV 250 (1 specimen), La Venèra -, Hunter IV -, SRCV III -, Choice EF, full circles strike, much silvering, very light porosity/corrosion, weight 4.469 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, c. Mar - Jun 283; obverse IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse SPES PVBLICA (the hope of the public), Spes walking left, raising flower in right hand, raising fold of chiton behind with left hand, SXXI in exergue; very rare; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
An interesting reverse inscribed "The Peace of the Army" and displaying the goddess Pax holding a military standard. The message was perhaps analogous to the renaming of the U.S. Department of War to the Department of Defense in 1949.
RB71580. Billon antoninianus, Cohen VI 56; Pink VI-2, p. 26; RIC V 75 var. (no drapery); Hunter III 14 var. (slight drapery); SRCV III 12175 var. (obv. legend), Choice aEF, near full silvering, excellent centering and strike, unusual bust, a few small encrustations, very light corrosion, weight 3.312 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, Oct - Dec 282; obverse IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse PAX EXERCITI, Pax standing slightly left, head left, raising olive branch in right hand, standard vertical behind in left hand, PXXI in exergue; rare bust variant; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
In 282, Probus traveled towards Sirmium (Serbia). He tried to employ his troops in peaceful projects, such as draining the swamps in Pannonia. His troops, unhappy about this labor, murdered him. Marcus Aurelius Carus, an Illyrian and Probus' praetorian prefect, was proclaimed the new emperor.
RA97844. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 110 (R); Cohen VI 24; Venèra IV 4339 - 4352; Hunter IV 12; Pink VI-2, pp. 48; SRCV III 12403, EF, excellent portrait, near full borders on a broad oval flan, scattered small encrustations, two edge splits and flan crack, weight 4.064 g, maximum diameter 24.9 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Siscia mint, c. 284 A.D.; obverse DIVO CARO PARTHICO, radiate head right; reverse CONSECRATIO AVG, funeral altar, nearly square, four panels in front, large flame on top, A right, SMSXXI in exergue; from a Norwegian collection; rare; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
RA29297. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 47 var. (bust type), aEF, weight 3.538 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Rome mint, posthumous, 283 - 285 A.D.; obverse DIVO CARO, radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse CONSECRATIO, eagle facing, head left, KA dot over crescent in exergue; nice color, from Alex G. Malloy, auction 42, lot 568, 2 Mar 1996; rare; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.,| |Posthumous| |Consecration| |Issue||antoninianus|
Carus was the Praetorian prefect during the reign of emperor Probus and came to power after the latter's assassination. He was killed by lightning outside Ctesiphon after a successful campaign against the Persian empire. His sons Carinus and Numerian succeeded him.
RA66816. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 127, VF, weight 4.570 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, posthumous, c. Jul/Aug 283 A.D.; obverse DIVO CARO AVG, radiate head right; reverse CONSECRATIO, flaming altar, Δ right, XXI in exergue; ex Pecunem, Gitbud & Naumann auction 4, lot 382; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Victory or Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, with one of the most famous being the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. Victory or Nike is also one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek and Roman coins.
RA04144. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 24, Choice gVF, bold, weight 3.58 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 283 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR CARVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVGG (victory of the two emperors), Victory standing left on globe holding wreath in right and palm frond in left, flanked by captive on each side, A left; from the Aiello Collection; SOLD


Carus, Early September 282 - c. July or August 283 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||tetradrachm|
Dikaiosyne is the Greek personification of justice and fair dealing. One of the most common reverse types of Alexandria, she always holds scales and a cornucopia.
RX48412. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 4662; Geissen 3162; Dattari 5565; SNG Cop 945; SNG Milan 2107; Curtis 1897; BMC Alexandria p. 316, 2441; Kampmann 113.3; Emmett 3996/1 (R1), gVF, weight 6.368 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 345o, Alexandria mint, obverse A K M A KAPOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing left, scales in right hand, double cornucopia in left hand, LA (year 1) upper left; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art, Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, while the left is raising a fold of her dress. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men.
RA92961. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 81 (S), Cohen VI 78, La Venèra 4043, Venèra IV 252 (4 specimens), Hunter IV -, SRCV III -, VF, well centered, flow lines, corrosion, scratches, flan crack, weight 3.418 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, c. Mar - Jun 283; obverse IMP C M AVR KARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse SPES PVBLICA (the hope of the public), Spes walking left, raising flower in right hand, raising fold of chiton behind with left hand, SXXI in exergue; rare; SOLD


|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Carus defeated the Quadi and Sarmatians on the Danube, invaded Syria and Mesopotamia, conquered the Persian capital Ctesiphon, and pressed on with the Roman army beyond the Tigris. In his short reign, Carus was recognized as both Germanicus Maximus and Persicus Maximus.
RA56249. Billon antoninianus, Venèra IV 289; cf. RIC V-2 82; Cohen VI 79; Hunter IV 15; SRCV III 12180 (different busts), gVF, weight 4.023 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 282 - 283 A.D.; obverse IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from front; reverse SPES PVBLICA (the hope of the public), Spes standing left, flower in right hand, raising skirt with left hand, SXXI in exergue; SOLD




  




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