A NEW AUREUS OF CARUS
Carus (AD 282-283), Aureus, 4.5 gms., mint of Siscia (?), IMP C M AVR CARVS PF AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. MARTI PROPUGNATORI, Mars advancing right, carrying shield and spear (RIC --; Montagu --; Metropolitan Museum --), an attractive very fine and probably unique

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Carus (AD 282-283), Aureus, 4.5 gms., mint of Siscia (?), IMP C M AVR CARVS PF AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. MARTI PROPUGNATORI, Mars advancing right, carrying shield and spear (RIC --; Montagu --; Metropolitan Museum --), an attractive very fine and probably unique