204, Lot: 311. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ROMAN. Imperial. Antoniniani of Carausius. Includes: ‘C’ mint. 1. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing facing, head left, holding signum in each hand; S/P//C. RIC V 224 var. (bust) // 2. Same / Same. RIC V 224 var. (bust and legend) // 3. Same / Fides standing facing, head left, holding signum in each hand; C (reversed). cf. RIC V 226. F-Near VF, green/brown patinas, some roughness. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot.
From the J.S. Vogelaar Collection.
Coin 1 features an unlisted bust with this reverse type and is struck in very base silver; coin 2 features an unlisted bust and legend with this reverse type; coin 3 is a barbarous imitation.