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Aureus with bust of Carus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 282
Mint: Lugdunum
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.48 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1996.106
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Carus, laureate and draped, to the right. IMPCMAVRCARVSPFAVG
Reverse: Providentia standing left, globe in her right hand, long staff in her left.
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Reverse: Providentia standing left, globe in her right hand, long staff in her left.
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ProvenanceBy 1994: with Tkalec AG, Limmatquai 48, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Tkalec auction, Haus zum Rüden, Limmatquai 42, CH-8001 Zurich, October 28, 1994, lot 315); by 1996: with Leu Numismatik AG, In Gassen 20, Zurich, Switzerland (Leu auction 65, Hotel Savoy-Baur en Ville, May 21-22, 1996, lot 470); purchased at the Leu auction on behalf of MFA by Leu Numismatik AG; purchased by MFA from Leu Numismatik AG, June 26, 1996