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LOT 2221
Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,360
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Carausius - Virtus Radiate Lion Denarius 287-293 AD
London mint. Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG legend with laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVS SAEC C legend with radiate lion walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws; mintmark RSR in exergue. 3.95 grams.
Extremely fine; thin striking split to flan; few minor scuffs. Extremely rare, possibly unpublished, important.
PROVENANCE:
Found near Andover, Hampshire, UK, 2015; recorded PAS (reference BM-B49CF4).
PUBLISHED:
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BM-B49CF4 (this coin, with a printout of the PAS record); see Wildwinds.com (this coin).
LITERATURE:
RIC V-2 591 variant (reverse legend); Sear -; Webb -; Cohen -; RSC -; Akerman -; etc.; see Christies, sale 1283, lot 157A (different dies, with lot printout included); see TimeLine Auctions, 19 June 2013, lot 97 (different reverse legend, realised £12,705 including buyers premium, with lot printout included); possibly unpublished.
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