LOT 3766
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. 'C' for Colchester(?) mint.
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SAECV[LI F]-ELICIT, Carausius standing to right, wearing helmet and military attire, holding transverse spear and globe in outstretched hand; C in exergue. RIC V.5 2542 var. (obverse legend); RIC V -; Webb -. Near Very Fine. One of the rarest varieties of Carausius available, seemingly unrecorded and with no other examples on CoinArchives.(3.43gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa late AD 268-late AD 269. Antiochia mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IVVENTVS AVG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club with his right hand and apple in his left, lion's skin hanging from his left arm; Δ in exergue. RIC V 213; RIC V online 1022; Cohen 136. 3.10gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Forty-Three [43] Mostly Large Roman Imperial AE Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: various bronze issues of various denominations, emperors, and reverse types. 218gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After circa AD 146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. RIC 366; Cohen 73. 3.27gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
