Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 3.99 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed / VIRTV S AVGGG, Virtus standing right, nude but for helmet and chlamys draped over shoulders, holding reversed spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground to right; S|P//MC. RIC V.5 3232 (forthcoming); RIC V –; Bourne –. Dark green patina with some brown, light roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare. Only two examples noted in RIC V.5. Formerly unlisted with this mint mark in the old RIC V and as recently as Bourne (2009).

From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 26 September 2002.


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