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Auction: 18004 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 556

Carausius (286-93), AR Denarius, 4.43g, imp caravsivs p f avg, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. expectate veni, Carausius right, holding ensign, and clasping hands with Britannia, nothing in exergue (cf. RIC V, part II, pp. 510, no. 554), a scuff across face and struck with an aged reverse die, otherwise good very fine, rare

provenance
Found near Fyfield, Hampshire, January 2018
Recorded with the British Museum, ref. PAS: HAMP-9F8533

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Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500