Details
LOT 3063
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Uncertain mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right in military attire, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. Cf. RIC V.2 848 (Unattributed). Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive green patina. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known after RIC example and no other on the market since the last twenty years.(3.10gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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