Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 764 Numistats ref: 673253
No match
Roman Imperial
Category
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.70 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ORIE NS AVG, Sol, radiate and nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing slightly right, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; RSR. RIC V.5 107 (forthcoming); RIC V 570; RSC 74 (same dies as illustration); Shiel p. 110, 63-4 (same dies as illustrated examples on pl. K). Toned, porosity, light cleaning scratches, slightly off center on reverse. VF. Extremely rare. Only four examples noted in RIC V.5. An excellent example for this difficult issue.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Gordon S. Parry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 1218; New York Sale I (3 December 1998), lot 350. Description
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Gordon S. Parry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 1218; New York Sale I (3 December 1998), lot 350. Description
VF
Grade
1438.13 EUR
Starting
2396.88 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized