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eBay Item: i30086 Authentic Ancient Coin of: Carus – Roman Emperor: 282-283 A.D. – Posthumous Deification Issue Silvered Bronze Antoninianus 21mm (4.05 grams) Lyons mint 283 A.D. Reference: RIC 29; Sear’88 #3415 DIVO CARO PIO, radiate head right CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing left, head right, officina mark IIII in ex. Posthumous means arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Marcus Aurelius Carus (c. 230 – late July/early August, 283) was a Roman Emperor (282-283). During his short reign, Carus tried to follow the path of restoration of the empire strength marked by Aurelian and Probus . His sons Carinus and Numerian formed, with Carus, a short lived dynasty, which granted further stability to a resurgent empire. He also had a daughter Aurelia Paulina. //

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 Biography

Carus, whose name before the accession may have been Marcus

Numerius Carus, was born, probably, at

Narbo (modern

Narbonne)
in Gaul,^[1]

but was educated at Rome

. He was a

senator
,

and had filled various civil and military posts before he was appointed

prefect
of

the

Praetorian Guard

by the emperor Probus in 282. After the murder of Probus at

Sirmium
,

Carus was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers. Although Carus severely avenged

the death of Probus, he was himself suspected of having been an accessory to the

deed. He does not seem to have returned to Rome after his accession, but

contented himself with an announcement of the fact to the Senate.

Bestowing the title of

Caesar

upon his sons Carinus and Numerian, he left Carinus in charge of the

western portion of the empire, and took Numerian with him on the expedition

against the

Persians

which had been contemplated by Probus. Having defeated the

Quadi
and

Sarmatians

on the Danube
,

Carus proceeded through

Thrace
and

Asia Minor

, annexed

Mesopotamia

, pressed on to

Seleucia

and

Ctesiphon
,

and carried his arms beyond the

Tigris
. The

Sassanid Emperor

Bahram II

limited by internal opposition, could not effectively defend his territory. For

his victories, which avenged all the previous defeats suffered by the Romans

against the Sassanids, Carus received the title of Persicus Maximus.

Carus hopes of further conquest were cut short by his death. One day, after a

violent storm, it was announced that he was dead. His death was variously

attributed to disease, the effects of

lightning
,

or a wound received in a campaign against the

Persians

. The facts that he was leading a victorious campaign, and that his

son Numerian succeeded him without opposition, suggest that his death may have

been due to natural causes.