Details
LOT 3276
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Uncertain mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; S-P across fields. Cf. RIC V.2 484 (obverse legend). Near Very Fine. Very rare.(3.56gr, 22mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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