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25 April 2018
Caracalla (198-217), Dupondius, Rome, 211, radiate bust right, rev. vict brit tr p xiiii cos iii, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm, 14.21g (RIC 487b; C 644; Sear –; S –). Good very fine, attractive green-brown patina, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £460
Geta (209-212), Denarius, Rome, 210-12, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm, 2.66g (RIC 91; C 220; Sear 7255; S 662A). Good very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £110
Geta (209-212), Denarius, Rome, 210-12, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, semi-naked Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, 2.95g (RIC 92; C 219; Sear 7254; S 662). Edge a trifle irregular, otherwise very fine £60-80
Carausius (286/7-293), Denarius, London, 286-7, laureate and draped bust right, rev. expectate vini, Britannia standing right, holding standard in left hand and clasping the hand of the Emperor, who holds a sceptre, rsr in exergue, 4.35g (Shiel 30; RIC 554; Sear 13508; S 668). Part weak, otherwise obverse very fine, reverse fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Carausius (286-293), Denarius, London, 286-7, laureate and draped bust right, rev. fel[icita a]vg, galley with rowers to right, waves below, rsr in exergue, 3.55g (Shiel 48-54; RIC 560; Sear 13511; S –). Fine, very rare £300-360
Hammer Price: £1,600
Carausius (286-293), Denarius, London, 286-7, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. votvm pvblicvm around circular altar inscribed mvltis xx imp, rsr in exergue, 4.03g (Shiel 97; RIC 597; Sear 13548; cf. S 669B). Small flan crack at 1 o’clock, otherwise very fine and very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Carausius (286-293), Denarius, London, 286-7, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. victoria avg, Emperor, in military attire, standing left, holding globe and spear, crowned by Victory, 3.13g (Shiel 34-5; RIC 727; Sear 13542; S –). Fair, very rare £100-200
Hammer Price: £600
Carausius (286-293), Copper ‘Denarius’, uncertain [perhaps Gallic] mint, laureate and draped bust right, rev. fortvna sv, robed female standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, 2.85g (RIC –; Sear –; S –). Rough surfaces and reverse off-centre, otherwise fine, rare £50-100
Hammer Price: £280
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 287-8, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear, rev. adventvs avg, Emperor on horseback left, holding sceptre, captive seated at lower left, ml in exergue, 4.25g (RIC 11; cf. Sear 13551; S –). Good very fine, very rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £1,900
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both London, 289-90, revs. comes avg, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, f o in field, ml in exergue, 4.40g (RIC 16 var.; Sear –; cf. S 670); pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, f o in field, ml in exergue, 4.37g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A) [2]. Fine to very fine, first with green patina, second with brown patina £70-90
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (3), London (2), 287-8, rev. hilaritas avg, Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopiæ, m·l in exergue, 4.32g (RIC 41; cf. Sear 13596; cf. S 670A); 292-3, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, mlxxi in exergue, 4.25g (RIC 98 var.; cf. Sear 13639; cf. S 672A); unmarked issue, rev. [l]itit av, Lætitia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiæ, 3.51g (RIC 839; Sear –; S –) [3]. Fine to very...
Hammer Price: £180
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 286-8, radiate and draped bust right, rev. [leg] i min, ram standing left, ml in exergue, 5.02g (RIC – [cf. 55-6]; Sear 13607; S –). Part flat, otherwise about very fine, brown patina, extremely rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £750
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 286-8, radiate and draped bust right, rev. [l]eg ii parth, centaur walking left, holding globe, [—] in exergue, 2.83g (RIC 62; Sear 13609; S –). Very fine, dark patina, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £500
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 286-8, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. leg [–––], bull standing right, ml in exergue, 4.15g (RIC 75 or 77; Sear 13614 or 13616; S –). Reverse off-centre and some porosity on obverse, otherwise about very fine, scarce £50-70
Hammer Price: £220
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, b f in field, mlx[xi] in exergue, 3.44g (RIC 98; Sear 13639; cf. S 672A). Circumference part weak, otherwise about extremely fine, attractive patina £70-90
Hammer Price: £100
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 290-1, tall radiate and draped bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, b e in field, mlxx in exergue, 4.03g (RIC 101; Sear 13639; S 672A). One side weak, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated £70-90
Hammer Price: £80
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 289-90, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, f o in field, ml in exergue, 5.29g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A). About extremely fine, patinated £70-90
Hammer Price: £300
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 289-90, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, f o in field, ml in exergue, 4.39g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A). About extremely fine, patinated £70-90
Hammer Price: £130
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 289-90, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, f o in field, ml in exergue, 3.79g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A). Some weakness in striking, otherwise good very fine, patinated £50-70
Hammer Price: £75
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both London, 289-90, revs. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, l in left field, ml in exergue, 4.71g; f o in field, ml in exergue, 3.95g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A) [2]. First fine, second very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 292-3, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre, s p in field, ml in exergue, 4.68g (RIC 118; Sear 13640; S –). Extremely fine, glossy dark patina £90-120
Hammer Price: £170
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 292-3, radiate and draped bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, mlxxi in exergue, 4.76g (RIC 118; Sear 13640; cf. S 672A). About extremely fine, attractive patina £70-90
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both London, 292-3, revs. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre, s p in field, ml in exergue, 4.11g (RIC 118; Sear 13640; S –); pax avggg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre, s p in field, mlxxi in exergue, 3.88g (RIC 143; Sear 13665; S 678A) [2]. Fine to very fine, green patina £50-70
Hammer Price: £65
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 286-7, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. rom[ano reno]v, she-wolf suckling twins, rsr in exergue, 2.07g (RIC 615; Sear 13705; S –). Reverse off-centre, otherwise good very fine, green patina £150-200
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, probably London, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. saecvli felicita, Emperor in military attire standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left, 4.54g (RIC 153; cf. Sear 13708; S –). About extremely fine but some surface porosity on obverse at 2 o’clock, well-silvered £150-200
Hammer Price: £700
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, probably London, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. saecvli fe[lici–], Emperor in military attire standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left, 4.03g (RIC 153 or 978; cf. Sear 13708; S –). Reverse off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine, good portrait £90-120
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London or ‘C’ mint, 287-8, radiate and draped bust right, rev. soli invi[ct], Sol in galloping quadriga left, right hand raised and holding whip with left, [—] in exergue, 4.54g (cf. RIC 170; cf. Sear 13722; S –). Fine, very rare £40-50
Hammer Price: £850
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 287-8, tall radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. concor mil, clasped hands, c in exergue, 4.40g (RIC 209; Sear –; S –). Slightly mis-struck, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, scarce £120-150
Hammer Price: £440
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. laetitia avg, Lætitia standing left, holding wreath and baton, c in exergue, 3.99g (RIC 258; cf. Sear 13602A; cf. S 678). Very fine, patinated £40-60
Hammer Price: £90
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. moneta avg, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiæ, s c in field, c in exergue, 4.62g (RIC 284; cf. Sear 13629; cf. S 678A). About extremely fine, reverse better, attractive patina £80-100
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, c in exergue, 4.28g (RIC 300; cf. Sear 13641; cf. S 679A). Extremely fine, patinated £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, c in exergue, 4.29g (RIC 302; cf. Sear 13641; cf. S 679A). About extremely fine, green patina £80-100
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 290-1, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, c in exergue, 4.89g (RIC 303; Sear 13641; cf. S 679A). Good very fine, patinated £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 291-3, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. provide av, Providentia standing left, holding spear and cornucopiæ, c in exergue, 4.79g (RIC –; Sear –; S –). Part flat, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 292-3, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. provid avg, Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiæ, c in right field, 4.14g (cf. RIC 348; cf. Sear 13679; cf. S 680). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £90-120
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both ‘C’ mint, revs. salvs avg, Salus standing left, holding sceptre and feeding serpent rising from altar, c in exergue, 4.64g, 3.53g (RIC 400; Sear –; S –) [2]. First fine or better, second excavated, both extremely rare £100-200
Hammer Price: £16,000
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
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘S’ series, 291-2, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. mars victor, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy, s c in field, 4.58g (RIC 462; Sear 13622; S –). Part flat, otherwise better than very fine, patinated, rare £70-90
Hammer Price: £200
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘S’ series, 291-2, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s c in field, 4.14g (RIC 476; Sear 13645; S –). About extremely fine, attractive patina £70-90
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘S’ series, 291-2, radiate and draped bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, 5.23g (RIC 477; Sear 13646; cf. S 679A). Oval flan, about extremely fine, patinated £70-90
Hammer Price: £120
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