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Carinus Siscia antoniniani
Cyzicus Antoniniani.
Mints and mintmarks
Reverse Legends
The Career of Carinus
The CARUS Dynasty

Mints
Alexandria
Antioch
Cyzicus
Irregular-fakes
Lugdunum
plaats
Rome
Siscia
Ticinum
Tripolis

Emporer
Carinus
Carus
keizer
MagniaUrbica
Nigrinianus
Numerianus




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Δ = D
Σ = E
Є = Epsilon
υ = crescent
È = crescent
ύ = crescent met dot









Early on in his military career, Carinus would encounter great success on the battlefield, one noteworthy encounter in particular was the campaign against the Quadi tribes.

Main deeds:
282 proclaimed caesar by his father Carus
283 Consul (with Carus II); co-ruler; joins Carus' Sarmatian campaign; accepts the title Germanicus maximus; accepts the title Persicus maximus; death of Carus; accepts his brother Numerianus as co-ruler; war against the Quadi
284 Consul II (with Numerianus); accepts the title Britannicus maximus; death of Numerianus
285 Consul III (with Titus Claudius Marcus Aurelius Aristobulus); Defeats the usurper Julianus, who had succeeded Numerianus; defeats the usurper Diocletianus, but is killed by his soldiers