Ruler: |
Magnia Urbica -wife of Carinus
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Reigned: |
(Carinus) Augustus 283-285 AD
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Denomination: |
AE Antoninianus/Aurelianus
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Mint: |
Rome
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Date of Issue: |
284-285 AD
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Obverse: |
Diademed and draped bust of empress, right, with crescent behind shoulders. "MAGN VRBICA AVG"
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Reverse: |
Venus standing left, holding helmet in right hand and resting on sceptre, shield at feet to left. "VENVS VICTRIX".
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Mint marks: |
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KA
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Reference: |
RCVM 12424, RIC V.2 343
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Weight: |
4.0 gms
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Diameter: |
20.5 mm
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Magnia Urbica
History has recorded nothing about this empress, though it is clear she was the wife of Carinus and possibly the mother of Nigrinian. Her fate after the murder of her husband in 285 is unknown.
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