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754358 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
Issuer: |
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Carausius |
Date Ruled: |
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Romano-British Emperor, 286-293 AD
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Metal: |
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Silver |
Denomination: |
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Denarius |
Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
Date Struck: |
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AD circa 287 |
Diameter: |
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18 mm |
Weight: |
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4.25 g |
Die Axis: |
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7 h |
Obverse Legend: |
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IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG |
Obverse Description: |
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Laureate and draped bust right |
Reverse Legend: |
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F-E-LIC-ITA AVG / RSR |
Reverse Description: |
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Galley on waves, with central mast and four rowers, sailing right; RSR |
Mint: |
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London |
Primary Reference: |
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RIC 0560 |
Reference2: |
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Shiel 47, pl. I, 47 (same dies) |
Reference3: |
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Casey pl. 2, 11 |
Hoard Name: |
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Richmond Castle Find
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Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=63388 |
Grade:
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VF, darkly toned, slight obverse die shift, some flatness in centers. |
Notes: |
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Ex Richborough Castle Find.This mintmark has yet to be positively identified, but see de la Bédoyère, "Carausius and the Marks RSR and I.N.P.C.D.A.," NC 1998, for an interpretation of RSR as a quote from Vergil's Eclogues iv.6-7: Redeunt Saturnia Regna, and the placement of the issue at London. |
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