Roman Imperial coin – HCR4401

Obverse

Inscription:

CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI

Design:

Three jugate busts left, radiate, cuirassed, of Maximian (closest), Diocletian, and Carausius

Reverse

Inscription:

PAX AVGGG

Design:

Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Brittanic Empire

Reign

Carausius

Person

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

Mint

'C' Mint (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

debased silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.75

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

7/1986

Source

C. J. Martin

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1986.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

Mint-mark (reverse)

S/P//C

Reference

RIC V.2 (first edition) : 1

Reference

RIC V.5 (second edition) : 3526

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cara.1

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, ltomanelli, mmaliczowski