Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.02 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / HILA RI TAS AVGGG, Hilaritas standing left, draped, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left; S|P//MC. RIC V.5 3215 (forthcoming); RIC V –; Bourne 163. Dark green-brown patina with some red, minor roughness and cleaning scratches. VF. Extremely rare. Only four examples noted in RIC V.5. Bourne cited one example in the British Museum (1983,0335.2; same dies).
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 13 September 2002.
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