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Example of Authentic Ancient
Coin of:
Carinus - Roman Emperor: 283-285 A.D. -
Silvered Bronze Antoninianus Rome mint 284-285 A.D.
Reference: RIC 244f, C 10
IMPCARINVSPFAVG - Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
AETERNITAVGG Exe: KAΓ - Aeternitas
standing left, holding phoenix on globe and raising skirt.
Marcus Aurelius Carinus (died 285) was
Roman Emperor (283 July, 285) and
elder son of the Emperor
Carus, on whose accession he was
appointed governor of the western portion of the empire.
He
fought with success against the
Quadi tribes, but soon left the defence
of the Upper
Rhine to his legates and returned to
Rome, where he abandoned himself to all
kinds of debauchery and excess. He also celebrated the ludi Romani
on a scale of unexampled magnificence.
After the death of Carus, the army in the East demanded to be led
back to Europe, and
Numerian, the younger son of Carus, was
forced to comply. During a halt at
Chalcedon, Numerian was found dead, and
Diocletian, commander of the
body-guards, who had claimed that Numerian had been assassinated, was
proclaimed emperor by the soldiers.
Carinus at once left Rome and set out for the East to meet
Diocletian. On his way through Pannonia he put down the usurper
Sabinus Iulianus, and encountered the
army of Diocletian in
Moesia.
Carinus was successful in several engagements, and at the
Battle of the Margus River (Morava),
according to one account, the valour of his troops had gained the day,
when he was assassinated by a tribune whose wife he had seduced. In
another account, the battle is represented as having resulted in a
complete victory for Diocletian, for Carinus' army deserted him: this
second account is also confirmed by the fact that Diocletian kept
Carinus' Praetorian Guard commander in service.
Carinus has the reputation of having been one of the worst of the
emperors. This infamy was possibly supported by Diocletian himself. For
example,
Historia Augusta has Carinus
marrying nine wives, while neglecting to mention his only real wife,
Magnia Urbica, by whom he had an only
son, Marcus Aurelius Nigrinianus.
After his death, Carinus'
memory was condemned and his name,
along with that of his wife, was erased from inscriptions.
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