Triton XVII, Lot: 787. Estimate $1500. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARA[VSIVS...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORD [...], clasped right hands; RSR. Cf. RIC V 544-6, 548-51; cf. Shiel 10, 12-21, 24; cf. RSC 14-24, 26-7, 30-1. Near EF, struck off center. Excellent silver quality. Rare.