E-auction 338-252637 - brm_550247 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 136 € |
| Maximum bid : | 140 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 October 2019 14:21:30 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 286-288
Mint name / Town : Irregular mint
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,86 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large et irrégulier à l’usure régulière. Joli revers inhabituel. Belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de ROME II, n° 254
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).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LAETIT-IA AVG/ -|-// -.
Reverse description : Laetitia (la Joie) debout à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite et de la main gauche un gouvernail.
Commentary
Sans argenture superficielle. Rubans de type 3. Ptéryges invisibles sous le paludamentum. Portrait légèrement stylisé.
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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