Lot 89
89
Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus, Gold Aureus, mint of Rome, struck for her marriage in late summer AD 283, 4.7 gms., MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, rev. VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing, head right, lifting robe from right shoulder and holding apple (RIC (Family of Carus) 340), a few light edge bumps otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare

Details
Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus, Gold Aureus, mint of Rome, struck for her marriage in late summer AD 283, 4.7 gms., MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, rev. VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing, head right, lifting robe from right shoulder and holding apple (RIC (Family of Carus) 340), a few light edge bumps otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare
Provenance
Sir John Evans Collection
Bement Collection, Naville/Ars Classica, 1924, lot 1434
Garrett Collection, NFA/Leu, 1984, lot 911