Tetradrachm - Carinus L-B; Year 2
© Keith Emmett Collection
Features
| Issuer |
Alexandria
(Egypt)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Carinus (Marcus Aurelius Carinus) (283-285)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 283-284 |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bilon |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 409386 |
| References | Milne# 4697 Joseph Grafton Milne; 1933. A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom. , Emmett# 4001 Keith Emmett; 2001. Alexandrian coins. Clios Cabinet, Lodi, Wisconsin, United States.Erik Christiansen, Virginia H. Hewitt (ed.), Martin Jessop Price (ed.); 1991. Coins of Alexandria and the Nomes: A Supplement to the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
(en) Bust of Carinus, right.
Script: grecki
Lettering: A K M A KAPINOC CEB
Reverse
(en) Athena, seated left, holding Victory and spear, shield at her side. L - B across fields.
Script: grecki
Lettering: L-B
Mint
| L | Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (283-284) | (en) Year 2 | ||||||||||||||
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