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Description: | 289AD. Carausius 'The Usurper', billon antoninianus (286-293AD) or barbarous copy. Obverse: Draped, radiate bust right possible barbarous copy as the radiate crown is irregular and the unconvincing portrait. Inscription: IMPCCARAVSIVS PF AV(G) Reverse: Pax standing left holding olive branch and vertical sceptre with MLXXI below and SP in Field with a poorly formed 'S'. Inscription: PAX AVGGG (for three Augusti). Length 23.9mm, Width 22.4mm, Thickness 1.7mm, Diameter 23.9mm, Weight 3g. Mint Mark: MLXXI (21) - indicating that this coin is the 21st part of a denarius. Mint Name: London 21. Die axis: 200 deg. or 7 o'clock. Struck slightly off centre, some wear and surface corrosion with a few rusty brown stains but overall an attractive black patination. Ref. Coins of England and then UK, Spink 2009, page 71 No. 679A, Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1986 reprint 1994, page 24-25 No. 48-50 & 60 and Roman Imperial Coinage, Volume V, part II, page 476 No. 141.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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