My Friends Carausius

WOW, they are amazing coins. If I had field near me that produced coins like this I would be out every day!
Monkey, did you get my email reply?

Cool

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=93799

I haven't checked yet coinage , I'll have a look in a sec .it is a great field , and knowing what I know now gas changed everything .

Nice coin Monkeybean. Here are some of my Carausius notes and coins:

Carausius was a renowned Admiral/General serving under the Emperor of the Western Roman Emperor, Maximianus, in Gaul.

He established his operational base at the coastal city of Boulogne (Gesoriacum) in Roman occupied northern Gaul. Carausius did indeed accomplish his mission of suppressing the Pirates in the coastal waters of Britain, but reports of corruption and extortion led Maximian to dispatch a fleet of ships in order to remove Carausius from command. However, Carausius proved too strong and he repulsed the attack. Carausius subsequently used his continental base to launch an invasion force to occupy and subjugate Britain. Landing in the north, Carausius secured the support of the native Picts and, advancing south, confronted and defeated the forces of the Roman Governor. Having thus conquered the Island, he proclaimed himself Augustus of a Secessionist Britain, becoming an effective and efficient Administrator using the Roman Imperial governmental framework as a model. He maintained control of Boulogne and coastal northern Gaul.

Carausius established his own mints at London (Londinium), Colchester - Camulodunum - Clausentum (uncertain) and across the Channel in Gaul which began to produce coins of distinctive style in Gold, Silver and Copper. PAX was a common reverse on coins of this period.


RIC V (2), London, Carausius, No. 475

IMP C CARAVSIVS PF AVG ......................................... PAX AVG | S ..... P


Carausius attempted to assert his equality with -- and acceptance as a co-Augusti by -- the legitimate Dyarchal Augusti, Diocletian and Maximian, by issuing a series of coins in their names and including the titulature AVGGG (the three Augusti) as part of the reverse legend.


RIC V (2), London, Carausius, No. 335

IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG ......................................... PAX AVGGG | S ..... P
("C" Mint)

RIC V (2), London, Carausius, No. 5

IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG ......................................... PAX AVGGG | S ..... P| MLXXI
(struck in the name of Diocletian)

RIC V (2), London, Carausius, No. 34

IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG ......................................... PAX AVGGG | S ..... P| MLXXI
(struck in the name of Maximianus)


All of these AVGGG coins are very rare.

James

They are great coins James , and thanks guys for your wealth of knowledge .

Can anyone help with identifying the two top ones please .
I have suggested he cleans them in dw a bit

#2 is PAX AVG reverse with MLXXI in exerge and B E in the Fields.

Similar to this one:
http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/roman/...arausius.htm

As mentioned, #1 is Salus. Its legends are not very clear on either side and may be blundered, this example gives the general idea:

Salus standing left, feeding snake on altar and holding scepterhttp://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/roman/...arausius.htm