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<p>[QUOTE="EDDOP, post: 1915716, member: 55267"]<i>The majority of his coins show two figures shaking hands or passing a statue.</i></p><p>I am not aware of these types for Carinus, the two figures are indeed very common on his coins mostly Carus-Carinus or Carinus-Numerian. The Antioch and Siscia mint minted a large number of the VIRTVS AVGG(G) coins, the person on the left always receiving Globe or Globe with Victory or just Victory.</p><p>It's indeed true one can't compare these reverses with those of Probus he had much more different and interesting coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic337.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome mint</p><p><img src="http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic230.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Ticinum mint a special emission with T in left field, extremely rare</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic512.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Siscia mint the common VIRTVS AVGG</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic266.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Like Doug's without LVG[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EDDOP, post: 1915716, member: 55267"][I]The majority of his coins show two figures shaking hands or passing a statue.[/I] I am not aware of these types for Carinus, the two figures are indeed very common on his coins mostly Carus-Carinus or Carinus-Numerian. The Antioch and Siscia mint minted a large number of the VIRTVS AVGG(G) coins, the person on the left always receiving Globe or Globe with Victory or just Victory. It's indeed true one can't compare these reverses with those of Probus he had much more different and interesting coins. [IMG]http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic337.jpg[/IMG] Rome mint [IMG]http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic230.jpg[/IMG] Ticinum mint a special emission with T in left field, extremely rare [IMG]http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic512.jpg[/IMG] Siscia mint the common VIRTVS AVGG [IMG]http://www.othila-coins.com/munten/artikel_pic266.jpg[/IMG] Like Doug's without LVG[/QUOTE]
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