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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 143

Britannic Empire (2): i) Carausius (AD 286-293, AE Antoninianus, 'C' mint, IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. PROVID AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae, globe at foot, 4.41g (RIC 499 var. (fields)), detailed portrait, dark tone, about very fine, rare; ii) Allectus (AD 293-296), AE Antoninianus, Camulodounum, struck c. 293-295, IMP C ALLECTVS P F I AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globus and cornucopiae, S-P across fields, C in exergue, 4.59g (RIC 107; Cohen 44; Burnett 169), good very fine; (2).

Provenance

The Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman Coins


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