Ancient Gold
Lot 4346 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $10,000
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CARINUS AS CAESAR, (A.D. 283-285), gold aureus, issued 282-3, Antioch mint, (4.426 grams), obv. laureate bust of Carinus to right, draped and cuirassed, around IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C, rev. around VICTORIAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm, SMA in exergue, (cf.S.3661 (Augustus), cf.RIC 203). As struck, good extremely fine and extremely rare, the type apparently unpublished.
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