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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8053928, member: 44316&quot;][ATTACH=full]1394951[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Numerian</b>, after his death</p><p>21 mm. 3.17 grams.</p><p>Struck Nov. 284 - spring 285.</p><p>This is easy to date because it is after the death of Numerian (Nov. 284) and before the dynasty of Carus ended with the death of Carinus (Spring 285).</p><p>DIVO NVMERIAN</p><p>CONSECRATIO</p><p>Eagle standing with wings half spread and head left</p><p>KAA</p><p><i>RIC</i> Numerianus Augustus 424, Rome mint, page 196</p><p><br /></p><p>Carus, his father, became emperor at the end of August, 282. His brother, Carinus, last of the short dynasty, died in Spring 285. Several events, discussed on this web page:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Carus/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Carus/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Carus/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>can be used to date their coins more closely than just the span of their reign. I just added this coin to that page. It is dated as belonging to the period after Numerian died (It is a DIVO/CONSECRATIO piece) issued before Carinus died. Carinus was replaced by Diocletian (who would obviously not honor a deceased rival). </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a coin or Carus, Carinus, or Numerian, take a look on that page and see if you can date it to one of the time periods discussed there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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