+ Filters
New Search
Filters
Available Exact wording Only in the title
E-shopLoading...
GradeLoading...
PriceLoading...

E-auction 157-95126 - brm_115879 - CARAUSIUS Aurelianus

CARAUSIUS Aurelianus AU
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on « bid » constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private e-auctions. Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information ckeck the E-auctions F.A.Q.

NO BUYER'S FEE.
Estimate : 175 €
Price : 56 €
Maximum bid : 58 €
End of the sale : 18 April 2016 14:21:00
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 290
Mint name / Town : Colchester
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 30 ‰
Diameter : 20,50 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,76 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier. Beau revers avec une magnifique patine vert olive foncé
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 : [P]-AX - AVG.
Reverse description : Salus (la Santé) drapée debout à gauche, tenant une patère de la main droite et une haste verticale de la main gauche, nourrissant un serpent enroulé autour d’un autel.
Reverse translation : “Pax Augusti”, (La Paix de l’auguste).

Commentary


Sans argenture. Portrait stylisé. Revers de toute beauté.

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.

cgbfr.com numismatists

SNENNP - CGB NumismaticsSNCAO - CGB NumismaticsBDM - CGB Numismatics
NGC - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB Numismatics

cgb.fr uses cookies to guarantee a better user experience and to carry out statistics of visits.
To remove the banner, you must accept or refuse their use by clicking on the corresponding buttons.

x
Voulez-vous visiter notre site en Français https://www.cgb.fr