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Ali Test Auction(#167) 08/05/2024 10:00 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 33 of 381: An incomplete unpublished silver denarius of the Britannic emperor Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to c. AD 286-293. Obverse: IMP [CAR]AVSIVS P AV: radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VIRT[VS] AVG, Lion walking left. Mintmark: -//RSR. The reverse about Very Fine, the obverse weaker. Unique. Weight: 2.3g. Discussion: this reverse type is completely new, the closest related issue with the lion depicted radiate and holding a thunderbolt in its jaws, with the legend VIRTVS SAEC. Prove

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Lot closed - unsold
Estimate: £5,000 - £6,000

Ali Test Auction(#167)  08/05/2024 10:00 AM BST  CLOSED!