Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.42 g, 12h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADVE N T VS AVG, Carausius, wearing military attire, on horseback riding left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; bound seated captive to lower left; RSR. RIC V.5 26 (forthcoming); RIC V 535; RSC 5; Shiel p. 99, 4. Toned, slight die wear, minor old scratches and marks. Good VF. Very rare. Eleven examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 835.
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