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LOT 3372
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
'C' (Camulodunum) mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / FID[...], Fides standing to left, holding signum in each hand; S P across field, mintmark below. Cf. RIC V 225. Fine.(3.04gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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