Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 123
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperial | ||||||
| Entered by: | rasiel (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 16 buyer responses) | ||||||
| Added on: | Aug 24, 2005 | ||||||
| Ruler: | Numerian (Augustus) | ||||||
| Coin: | AE Antoninianus MAVRNVMERIANSVSNOBC - Radiate, draped bust right. VIRTVSAVGG - Numerian and Carinus standing, facing each other, each holding a scepter and emperor on left receiving Victory on globe from emperor on right | ||||||
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| Mint: | Siscia (282) | ||||||
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 4.20g / - / - | ||||||
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| For Sale: | This coin is for sale. ($250.00) About this seller | ||||||
| Notes: | Aug 24, 05 - Numerian was supposedly an intellectual, probably along the lines of a Marcus Aurelius or Severus Alexander; men who saw fit to rule under the guidance of philosophy and blah blah blah. However, unlike Aurelius or Alexander, Numerian was not to be a long termer. He was caught in the crossfire of the hated (yet much more 'mainstream') Carinus, his brother and fellow emperor, and the army formerly loyal to Carus, their dad. Carinus was fleecing the empire in the pursuit of the good life which pissed off everyone who was being taxed to death in order to pay for his lifestyle. The top brass in the army was staffed by a bunch of other power-hungry guys who saw an opportunity to exploit and Numerian was just another obstacle in their way. So a plot was hatched to murder Numerian and make it look like death from natural causes. Then, after this was done, a secondary plot had the guy who committed the murder outed as a traitor and executed on the spot. All quite reminiscent of the aftermath of JFK's assassination when Lee Harvey Oswald was shot a few hours after he'd killed the prez paving the way for decades' worth of assorted conspiracy theories.
In any case, Numerian is not hard to get on a coin despite his brief, inconsequential stint as emperor. However, getting a mint state coin like this is a true rarity. They just don't survive in this shape very often. This particular coin shows him early in his reign as Caesar while his Dad Carus was still the top dog in the year 282. | ||||||
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[+ Post Your Own ] thanks for the correction! ras :)
Posted by
rasiel
at 2:26 PM : Aug 4, 2008
Hi Ras a very nice coin, but this coin is a Siscia one. Minted in dec.282 when Numerian became Caesar.
The person on the right is probably not Jupiter (always naked), but his father Carus.
Posted by
eddop
at 2:01 PM : Aug 4, 2008
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