Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6134 Numistats ref: 674487

No match
Roman Imperial Category
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.03 g, 2h). Legionary issue. ‘C’ mint. IMP CARAVSI[VS P F AVG], radiate and draped bust right / LEG XX AVG, boar standing right; SMC. RIC V.5 2758; RIC V 275 var. (direction of boar); BM 1958,0104.7 = W. Gardner, “A Find of Coins of Carausius from the Little Orme’s Head” in NC 1956, p. 213, 80 (same dies). Dark green and brown patina, slightly off center, minor obverse die break, some cleaning scratches. VF. Extremely rare. Only four examples noted in RIC V.5.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 16 February 2012.
Description
VF Grade
287.63 EUR Starting
479.38 EUR Estimate
EUR Realized