Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 3.99 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONSERVATOR AVG, Neptune seated left on rock, holding anchor set on ground to left in right hand and cradling trident in left arm; C. RIC V.5 2329 (forthcoming); cf. RIC V 214 (for similar issue). Dark brown patina, light roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare. Only three examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 16 February 2012.
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