Details
LOT 3065
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
London mint. IM[P C CARAVSIVS P F?] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and transverse sceptre with left; S C across fields, ML in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 98. Very Fine. Extremely rare variant.(5.30gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
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