LOT 3367
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
London mint; struck March AD 291 - October 292. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX [AVG], Pax standing to left, holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre; S in left field, P in right field, MLXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 118; Webb 139. Near Very Fine.(3.17gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Antioch mint; struck AD 264-265. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
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Group of Two [2] Carausius BI Antoniniani. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 6.63gr total.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 324. 4th officina. FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT X in two lines; TSΔVI below. RIC VII 125. 2.89gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
