Rare Carausius Denarius

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1132. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (4.91 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MILTVM, clasped hands; RSR. RIC V 548 var. (spelling of rev. legend); Shiel 22; RSC 30. Good VF, toned, typical minor surface roughness. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare as such.