I have been collecting the late Roman aureliani from the Tripolis mint for many years. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Tripolis/ There are not many different types and only a few are very difficult to find. Here is one (now on the site) sold by Jonathan Kern to a friend of mine who then sold it to me last month. DIVO CARO AVG CONSECRATIO around eagle standing left, XXI below, T R either side (for Tripolis) Carus, 282-283. RIC V.II 129. Sear III -- . Sear 12402 is similar but from Siscia. This is one of the emperors who was balding, as this coins shows. Can you show us other coins from Tripolis?
Probus and Tacitus are the two that I have from Tripolis. PROBUS AE Antoninianus. 3.8g, 22.5mm. Tripolis mint, 280 AD. RIC 927. O: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R: CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, holding sceptre; star in lower centre, XXI in exergue. TACITUS Billon Double Antoninianus. 3.05g, 24mm. Tripolis mint, Jan - Jun AD 276. New RIC V/1 Online temp no. 4113. O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Mars standing left, holding Victory, spear and shield; * in left field, IA in exergue.
Nice posthumous Carus. Not quite 20 years ago I was able to buy a nice group of ants at a CICF show, including these three from Tripolis: Maximianus Herculeus RIC V Tripolis 626 (p. 295) IMP C MAVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG IOVI CONSERVATOR - I AVGG Emperor (r) receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter (l) TR <frond>XXI in exergue Diocletian RIC V Tripolis 329 (p. 257) IMP CG VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG IOVI CONSERVATO - RI AVGG Emperor (r) receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter (l) TR XXI in exergue Diocletian RIC V Tripolis 331 (p. 257) IMP CG VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG IOVI CONSERVATOR - I AVGG Victory walking r. holding palm, presenting wreath to emperor (stg l) TR XXI<frond> in exergue This coin is rated rare.
A very nice specimen and indeed hard to find, as a Carus collector a own 2 specimen but not that nice, concrats. Ed
Carinus. Is the AVGG here now considered significant as opposed to AVGGG coins? Was this struck before or after Carus died?
I think so. Before he died there were three co-rulers-- Carus, Carinus, and Numerian, so three Gs. After Carus died there were only two Gs.
Yes but could this coin have been minted before Carus’ death, after Carinus was elevated to co-Augustus... but when Numerian was still Caesar? ...which is also AVGG? Probably not, AVGG probably refers to Carinus and Numerian... but there was a time in 283 when AVGG could have referred to just Carus and Carinus.
