Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.42 g, 12h). ‘C’ mint. Good VF.

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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.42 g, 12h). ‘C’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, jugate radiate busts of Carausius, wearing imperial mantle, and Sol, draped, left / PAX AVG, Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch in raised right hand and transverse scepter in left; CXXI. RIC V.5 2835 (forthcoming; this coin illustrated); RIC V 304 var. (scepter vertical). Dark green-brown patina with some red, slight roughness, some faint smoothing. Good VF. Impressive with the jugate busts of Carausius and Sol. Unique, only this coin noted in RIC V.5.

From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 25 November 1999.


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