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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Recovery of the Empire| > |Carinus| > RA84211
Carinus, First Half of 283 - Spring 285 A.D.
|Carinus|, |Carinus,| |First| |Half| |of| |283| |-| |Spring| |285| |A.D.|, A sum of Greek numerals E (5) and ∆ (4) is used to indicate the 9th officina in order to avoid using Θ (9). Because they sound alike, theta (Θ) was associated with Thanatos, the daemon personification of death. Theta was used as a warning symbol of death, in the same way that skull and crossbones are used in modern times. It survives on potsherds used by Athenians voting for the death penalty. Also, after a funeral "Nine Days of Sorrow," were solemnly observed by the family. Romans avoided the use of theta, as we avoid the use of the number 13 today.
RA84211. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 325; Cohen VI 184; SRCV III 12362; Pink VI/2, p. 52; Hunter IV -, aEF, much silvering, well centered and struck on a tight flan, 9th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 3.684g, maximum diameter 20.3mm, die axis 180o, 4th emission, May - June 284 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse VIRTVS AVGG (valor of the two emperors), Emperor standing right, short scepter in left hand, facing Jupiter (or Numerian) on right, standing left, with right hand offering Victory on globe, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, ΕΔ in lower center, XXI in exergue; SOLD




  






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