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Auction: 9031 - Ancient, English and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 7

Carausius (287-293), Denarius 3.72g, no mint mark, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caravsivs pf avg, rev. pax-avg, Pax standing left holding branch in right hand and spear in left (RIC 719; Shiel 25- different dies), unusually large flan, good metal, an exceptional example of a rare coinage, almost extremely fine Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 provenance Found 2008 at Boothby Graffold, Lincs

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£2,800