Roman Imperial coin – HCR135866

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CARAVSIVS PF AV

Design:

Bust of Carausius, laureate, draped, cuirassed right, seen from front

Reverse

Inscription:

ROMANO RENOVA

Design:

she-wolf standing, right, head, left, feeding twins

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Brittanic Empire

Reign

Carausius

Person

Carausius, Augustus, 286 - 293 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Uncertain mint

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 286–288

Note

found with https://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/hcr135867

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.32

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

1/2/2024

Source

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Source of funds

Anonymous donation

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of an anonymous benefactor, 2024.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//RSR

Find Spot

Shiplake, Oxfordshire

Reference

RIC V.2 (first edition) : 573

Reference

PAS : https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1003981

Reference

RIC V.5 (second edition) : 141

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cara.573

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, ltomanelli