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LOT 3179
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Uncertain mint (Camulodunum?). IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing to right, holding spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground. RIC 1038; Cohen 391. Very Fine.(3.39gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
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