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Rare Carausius Denarius

CNG 102, Lot: 1090. Estimate $3000.
Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.83 g, 9h). Uncertain British mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P AG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORD[IA M]ILITI, clasped right hands. RIC –; cf. Shiel 7 (CONCORDIA COM MILI); RSC –. Good VF, toned, scrapes across hands, a few light marks and scratches. Nice metal. Rare issue without a mintmark.