Rare and nice antoninianus of Numerian, son of Carus, as Augustus, minted in Cyzicus.
Roman Imperial
Numerian (283-284), Antoninianus 283-284, Cyzicus mint
Obverse: radiate bust right
NVMERIANVS NOB CAES
Reverse: Emperor in military attire, standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding scepter, S between, XXI in exergue
CLEMENTIA TEMP
Weight 4.1 g
Offered Numerian antoninianus belongs to the so-called type XXI or KA (Greek spelling for the numeral 21, where K stands for 20, A = 1) introduced in 274 as part of the Aurelian reform, which guaranteed that 20 units of copper contained 1 unit of silver, which was 5% of the metal.
Quite precise dating allows us to know that in December 283, after the death of his father Carus, Numerian was promoted by his older brother Carinus to the rank of a real co-ruler with the title of Augustus and he died in November of the following year.
