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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Carus| > RA71640
Carus, Early September 282 - c. July or August 283 A.D.
|Carus|, |Carus,| |Early| |September| |282| |-| |c.| |July| |or| |August| |283| |A.D.|, 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, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 4.469g, maximum diameter 24.6mm, die axis 0o, 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











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