E-auction 146-84723 - brm_150438 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 31 € |
| Maximum bid : | 50 € |
| End of the sale : | 01 February 2016 14:15:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 286-293
Mint name / Town : Irregular mint
Metal : copper
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 2,46 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan avec un très beau portrait. Revers légèrement décentré
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 : [MONET-A AVG].
Reverse description : Moneta (la Monnaie) drapée 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
Poids très léger. Imitation. Au revers, la Monnaie semble marcher. Parfois ce type est associé à FORTVNA AVG.
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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