Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.46 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate and draped bust right / VIRT CARAVSI AVG, lion walking left, holding thunderbolt in its mouth; RSR. RIC V.5 166 (forthcoming); RIC V –; RSC –; Shiel –. Toned, minor marks and old scrape under tone. VF. Extremely rare. Only three examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Künker 312 (8 October 2018), lot 2991 (hammer €9,000).
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