E-auction 350-263780 - brm_561282 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 61 € |
| Maximum bid : | 61 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 December 2019 14:25:00 |
| bidders : | 12 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 286
Mint name / Town : Colchester
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,14 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et bien centré. Joli droit. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant d’une vieille collection française dispersée à Pont-Audemer le 3 juin 2019, avec son étiquette d’époque
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié et drapé de Carausius à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A01).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Carausius Pius Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Carausius pieux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PA-X - AVG// C.
Reverse description : Pax (la Paix) debout à gauche, tenant une branche de laurier de la main droite et un sceptre long de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Pax Augusti”, (La Paix de l’auguste).
Commentary
Type avec la légende courte au droit. C’est la première fois que nous le présentons à la vente !.
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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