Ancient Gold
Lot 3157 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $11,000
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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 As struck, good extremely fine and extremely rare, the type apparently unpublished.
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