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Hi , a recent metal detecting find , possibly rare ?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very, very nice Monkeybean  Quote:
Hi , a recent metal detecting find , possibly rare ? Yes, I believe it is, the Emperor is Carausius and it was minted in London around 290AD. It could be worth a few quid. This similar example sold for £334.33 in 1984. Yours is better quality and shows the Emperor jumping over a captive (?). The reverse legend is ADVENTVS AVG.  Bit late to do much research tonight but will tomorrow if none of our members to the West have not. This is a very nice find indeed, well done. Edited by bobbyhelmet
01/21/2013 8:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice Carausius. A good deal of Carausius coins are of low quality. This one isn't bad.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The first coin is an ant. the second a denarius. Still a scarce coin though.
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 to the community A very nice find congrats. Have you found many other coins? |
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Pillar of the Community
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and cool find! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quite rare. Sell with care to a legitimate dealer specializing in ancient coins. This is not just any old Carausius.
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Valued Member
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Thanks for your comments , I've emailed the British museum , I'll let you know .
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I've emailed the British museum , I'll let you know That is exactly what I going to suggest. I've not been able to find much info on-line. They will be able to shed more light on it and its rarity than pretty much anyone else, they may even be interested in purchasing it themselves. Even if they are not your correspondence with them will add value to the coin. This reminds me of this thread: https://goccf.com/t/99561Rarity does not always guarantee value but yours is a good quality example of a rare coin and as Doug has already stated if your planning to sell make sure you do it in the right place. Keep us up to date  |
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That is a fantastic find!!!  |
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to CCF! What an Amazing Find! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I also looked through AORTA and RIC and could not find a match for this coin.
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Valued Member
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Thanks Gil , I've contacted the flo and bm but no reply yet . So is there any idea how rare this one is ? I'm pretty new this rate coin thing and have no idea about the r2 or ric meanings
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The more common version of your coins is the horse riding left. Yours is riding right and has a person underneath. And the ADVENTVS AVG legend. The common left riding versions go from $900 - $4500, depending on grade. But I can't give you a value for this coin because I don't know and nor would I be comfortable about giving one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Monkeybean, that is a great coin, nice find!
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Posted 01/21/2013 8:07 pm
