ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Carinus (282-285). Aureus ND (282), Siscia. Av. M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES. Laureate bust, draped and cuirassed right. Rv. VICTO - RIA AVG. Victory standing left, on a globe, holding a crown in the right hand and a palm in the left hand. Calicó 4373 - RIC.190 v. - Estiot, Siscia 8.10; Gold - 4.57 g - 19.5 mm - 6 h From auction UBS 75, 22 January 2008, no. 1103. NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 brushed (8237652-005). Fairly wide flan. A small nick in the centre of the reverse. Light golden patina. Superb. The son of Carus, who elevated him to the rank of Caesar, Carinus proved to be an able ruler in the West. With the help of his generals, he succeeded in repelling the Germanic tribes on the Rhine border. After the death of his father and brother Numerian, Carinus was defeated by Diocletian near the river Margus in Mesia, where he died, probably murdered by one of his soldiers.