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Aureus with bust of Carinus

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 284
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 5.35 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.2003
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Carinus, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, right. IMPCMAVRCARINVSAVG
Reverse: Venus standing left holding Victory and apple.
VENERI VICTRICI
ProvenanceBy 1935: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935