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A BEAUTIFUL BILLON COIN OF EMPEROR CARINUS MINTED IN ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA EGYPT FROM 282 - 285 AD
MINTED IN ALEXANDRIA EGYPT FROM 282 - 285 AD
POTIN IS AN ALLOY OF SILVER, COPPER, ZINC, LEAD AND TIN
THE SIZE IS 18.9 MM AND 7.14 GRAMS
OBVERSE – AK MA KAPINOC CEB, laurate, bearded and cuirassed bust right of Carinus
REVERSE – Elpis standing left holding lotus flower in raised right hand , left hand raising chiton, across field regnal year L-B, above B star
The height of the lighthouse was between 115 and 150 meters, so it was among the highest structures in the world, second only to the Great Pyramids
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