E-auction 508-419171 - brm_600113 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 56 € |
| Maximum bid : | 66 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 January 2023 14:13:30 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 287-288
Mint name / Town : Londres
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,45 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale bien centré. Beau buste de Carausius. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP 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 Carausius Pius Felix Augustus”, (L’empereur Carausius pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PA-X - AVG/ L|-//ML.
Reverse description : Pax (la Paix) debout à gauche, tenant une branche de d’olivier de la main droite et un sceptre vertical de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Pax Augusti”, (La Paix de l’auguste).
Commentary
Poids très léger. Rubans de type 1.
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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