The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), ‘C’ mint, 291-2, rev. virtvs avg, Mars standing right, holding spear and leaning on shield, c in exergue, 4.31g (RIC 439 var.; cf. Sear 13751; S –); ‘S’ series, 291-2, rev. lae[titia] avg, Lætitia standing left, holding wreath and spear, s c in field, 3.01g (RIC 461; Sear 13605; cf. S 678) [2]. Fine £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: First bt PMV January 1983; second F.S. Knobloch Collection, Stack’s Auction (New York), 1-3 May 1980, lot 1266 (part)