Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (18.5mm, 3.65 g, 2h). Earlier style. Unmarked mint. Struck circa AD 286-287. Good Fine.

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Roman Imperial, Silver

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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (18.5mm, 3.65 g, 2h). Earlier style. Unmarked mint. Struck circa AD 286-287. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.5 (954) (this coin cited and illustrated); A. Burnett and J. Casey, “A Carausian Hoard from Croydon, Surrey, and a Note on Carausius’s Continental Possessions” in BNJ 54 (1984), 25 (this coin, illustrated). Dark brown patina, roughness. Good Fine. Unique. The only example cited in RIC V.5.

From the Chris Bailey Collection. Ex June 1893 Croydon Hoard (IRBCH 860).


Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 14:52:00 ET.

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