Is This A Carausius Denarius Or Antoninianus?

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hwg3141 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 4:37 pm Hello everyone! I saw this one online, and was wondering if it was a denarius of Carausius or an antoninianus. It looks bronze and small for antoninianus. It doesn't appear to have a radiate head, instead having a laureate wreath. Any ideas? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 4:59 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 5:18 pm to the community This is an Antoninianus Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 5:55 pm echizento is right. Although spikes on radiate crown not obvious, the rim of the crown is, but it does look a bit like a wreath. My copy of Sear does not a denarius for Carusius. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 6:24 pm Looks like Pax reverse F/O or E/O across the fields a RIC 101 type I think? Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 6:49 pm I doubted at first But Wildwinds does list an Æ denarius although not this reverse Some 'ants' of Carausius have very short spikes but the crown here sits quite high for no points to be visible The coin appears to have an excellent green patina that I associate with better quality brass/bronze Count me as uncertain What's the "ask" ? Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 7:05 pm I agree with FR ... There doesn't seem to be a radiate visible? But I don't know of an alternative? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 11:02 pm To my eyes, the bust is laureate, thus a denarius. RIC 718? RIC notes that these denarii are "probably of London or barbarous". There is a substantial group of coins of Carausius which are neither clearly official nor clearly unofficial. https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=136301 https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=40831 Salient snippets cobbled together from several pages of RIC V.2: Edited by Kushanshah 03/14/2019 11:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 11:14 pm I confirm denarii of Carusius in Wildwinds. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/15/2019 6:50 pm The denominations of Caruasian coinage are tricky and often ignored. This one is laureate, not radiate, so perhaps it is valued as a denarius; Carausius issued denarii in good silver at the start of his reign to demonstrate his power and prestige, but these coins were rapidly debased - this one can't have much silver to it at all. It has a fairly good bust and is a nice example of a typical Carausian coin. One thing - it does look a bit like it reads [PAX] AAG (sic). Quite interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 03/18/2019 10:24 am I have, what I believe, is an AE Carausius denarius in my collection. It's quite thick and heavy. It's in my safe deposit box at the present, so I can't provide a photo. I recall Harlan Berk offering an AE Carausius denarius for sale a number of year ago. Sorry I can't be more precise on both counts. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 03/18/2019 12:13 pm This is a link to a gallery of a specialist Carausius collector that contains quite a few denarii. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/g...hp?album=157 Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 03/20/2019 7:21 pm There are denarii of Carausius, but most denarii of his have the substantial silver. A possibility is that it is an ancient imitation. There are very many unofficial imitations of coins of Carausius, ranging from quite similar to official pieces to wretched attempts to make a coin-like object. When you find a Carausius you cannot assume it is official unless it is quite nice. I cannot make out a clear radiate crown so that supports the denarius attribution. However, it shows no silver, which denies the denarius attribution. A remaining alternative is that it is unofficial. Report this Post to the Staff
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