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ill give you £4 for that nasty old bludgeoned old roman thing... Haha, your offers tempt me Ben...  I tried to do what Bobby did by outlining the key features of the coin; this is what I got... WBQ)OfPflfw~~60_12%20-%20Copy.jpg) I never realised how happy these emperors can be!  |
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He was certainly in a good mood when that coin was struck!
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United Kingdom
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100% Carausius.
Great find.
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Congrats, that's one of the emperors I still don't have.
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IT'S ARRIVED! It is very worn however my pictures don't really do it much justice; in hand the detail which I highlighted in the pictures below is clearly visible. I think I have tracked it down to Carausius AE Antoninianus RIC 98. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. PAX AVG B.F across fields, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre. Mintmark MLXXI in ex.      |
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Excellent, nice bonus in the lot  |
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Looks to be of CARAVSIVS. Like my example, RIC 98, issued towards the end of his reign (293 A D), a more "natural look" unlike his early "bull necked" portraits. On your example, I think the two letters across the reverse fields are " B - B" and the exergue is " MLXXI" There is " ML" which is for "Monete Londinium" (Mint of London). It is thought the numerals represent the ratio of bronze to silver of the coin, so 20 (XX) parts bronze to 1 (I) part silver.  Edited by Masis
12/21/2012 4:01 pm
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I'm gonna go for B E  |
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It's difficult to find a decent Carausius for any price. I saw a lot of them that were poorly manufactured and preserved.
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Thanks Masis and Bobby. That's excellent that it was minted in London; I've been after a UK minted ancient for quite some time. I think when I have all my recent purchases to hand(Just waiting on a lot from Germany.) I'll have to do a post with them all together. I've only spent in the region of £70 and had a nice mixed bag ranging from Florian, Quintillus, Carausius, Claudius, few greek silvers and a mixture of reasonable common stuff. It has really bulked out the ancient section in my coin book which is good. I now have an ancient section to be proud of!
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how cool, what an awesome little lot...great mix of neat coins. |
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Quote:"I'm gonna go for B E " - bobbyhelmet Yes, that letter looks more like an E, being very angular, than a B. Still in the RIC 98 category. |
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Posted 12/17/2012 4:52 pm
