E-auction 506-417401 - brm_600134 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 39 € |
| Maximum bid : | 42 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 December 2022 14:15:30 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 286
Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,49 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier, court sur les légendes à l’usure très importante, identifiable. Jolie patine vert clair
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE CORROMPUE.
Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Carausius à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE CORROMPUE.
Reverse description : Femme drapée debout à droite, tenant une palme verticale de la main droite et un objet non identifié de la main gauche (lyre).
Commentary
Poids très léger. Aurelianus sans marque. C’est la première fois que nous proposons ce type 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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