LOT 3704
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AR Denarius. AD 286-293. 'RSR' mint.
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, clasped right hands; RSR below. RIC V 548; RSC 24. Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped and repaired.(4.00gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
From the private collection of a British collector.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
2nd officina. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONS PROB AVG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)B in exergue. RIC V.2 173; probuscoins.fr 1067. 5.08gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; XXIϛ in exergue. RIC V.1 87; MER-RIC 3502 (temporary). 3.36gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]ARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.63gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
