CARUS

DIVUS CARUS. Commemorative AE Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Struck A.D.283 - 284 under Carinus and Numerian. Obverse: ΘEW KAPW CEB. Laureate head of Carus facing right. Reverse: AΦIEPOCIC. Eagle standing facing on rod, head right, wings open. Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 7.96gms | Die Axis: 12 GICV : 4776 This coin is an undated posthumous type bearing the legend AΦIEPOCIC, one of the most interesting features of the Alexandrian coinage of Marcus Aurelius Carus.