Coin: antoninianus of Carausius

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Title

Coin: antoninianus of Carausius

Date

290-292 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Minted in Londinium (London), England
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die; billon
Measurements: 21 to 23 mm in diameter, 3.790 grams

Description

Obverse legend: IMP(erator) C(aesar) CARAVSIVS (Carausius) P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Carausius dutiful successful and fortunate Augustus; radiate cuirassed bust of Carausius, facing right. Reverse legend: PAX AVG(usti), translation: Augustan peace; Pax standing facing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre; mint mark in exergue B-E MIXXI. RIC V 5.2, p. 482, no. 101.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 986.1.54
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-54

Source

Cataloguer: Leah Veerasammy, University of Ottawa

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee