Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 765 Numistats ref: 673254

No match
Roman Imperial Category
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.76 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P E AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMANO RENOVA, She-wolf standing right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus); RSR. RIC V.5 139 (forthcoming); RIC V 572; RSC 90; Shiel p. 113, 80 (same rev. die as illustration on pl. L). Toned, light roughness, cleaning scratches. VF. Extremely rare. Only two examples noted in RIC V.5. This coin shares a reverse die-link with an aureus in the Bibliothèque nationale (RIC V.5 6).


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 25 November 2011.
Description
VF Grade
1150.5 EUR Starting
1917.5 EUR Estimate
EUR Realized