CNG 85, Lot: 1176. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.69 g, 6h). London mint. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding scepter; to right, bound captive seated left; ML. RIC V 11. Good VF, green-brown patina, some roughness, area of flat strike. Rare.

From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman.