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E-auction 341-255913 - brm_550258 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 73 € |
| Maximum bid : | 76 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 October 2019 14:58:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: c. 290
Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé (continental ?)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,82 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très irrégulier. Beau buste de Carausius. Revers stylisé. Très belle patine vert foncé
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de ROME I, n° 574
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Carausius à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Carausius Pius Felix Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Carausius pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : M[ON]-E-TA AVG.
Reverse description : Moneta (la Monnaie) debout à gauche, tenant une balance de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Moneta Augusti”, (la Monnaie de l’auguste).
Commentary
Buste stylisé. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletés.
Historical background
CARAUSIUS
(late 286-293)
Carausius is named commander-in-chief of the fleet in charge of fighting against Frankish and Breton pirates. Proclaimed august in 286, he seized Brittany and part of the west coast of northern Gaul, between Scheldt and Seine. He was assassinated at the end of 293 by Allectus, his praetorian prefect.
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