Carausius

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  1. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Had this a good while. It feels huge in the hand. I like the portrait. Nice deep green colour, but little else going for it. I do like it though.
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    Carausius (Augustus)
    Coin: Bronze Antoninianus
    IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG - Radiate right, draped and curraised
    PAX AVG - Pax standing left/olive branch and vertical sceptre
    Exergue: [​IMG]
    Mint: Camulodunum (287-293 AD)
    Wt./Size: 4.04g / 24mm
    References:
    • RIC V-2, Camulodunum 303
     
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Nice, yours has a bit of a better portrait then mine.

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    Carausius (287 - 293 A.D.)
    Æ Antoninianus
    O: IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
    R: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre; S in left field; P in right field.
    Camulodunum(?) Mint
    4.53g
    23mm
    RIC 475
     
  4. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Yours has full legend Mat, not seen often.
     
  5. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    Nice. I do not have any coins of this guy ...yet.
     
  6. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    I get the impressions with some of Carausius' coins that they flattened out the flans with a hammer prior to striking. Your coin looks like one of those. I could be wrong of course, but when I look at a bunch of Carausius ants on vcoins or acsearch, a lot of them just look like they were whacked with a hammer prior to striking.
     
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  7. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Hard to find these at all, let alone in good condition.

    CARAUSIUS 1.jpg
     
  8. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    He's actually fairly high on my somewhat amorphous wish list.
     
  9. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    I have another one somewhere in the "waiting to photo" pile. It is fairly grotty and my photography won't make him any better looking.
     
  10. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    I agree but perhaps the hammer whack is a better idea than just striking over the previous coin (here a Victorinus). There are really nice looking, full flan, smooth surfaced coins of Carausius. When you see one, buy it.
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  11. Topcat7

    Topcat7 Still Learning

    @> Bing
    I think that you have one of the better examples that I have seen of this type.
    Here are a couple of mine. (2) CARAUSIUS RIC V Pt2 London 98 B-F.jpg (1) CARAUSIUS RIC V Pt2 London 880.jpg
     
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  12. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Thanks TC. I have another that is gawd awful, and from the legend it looks barbarous:
    CARAUSIUS 2.jpg
     
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  13. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    I like to see coins of that dude, they often look strange but I like them. One of my dream coins (I missed two in the past, but was laaaaargely outbid) would be a denarius of his with the lupa romana reverse (one can dream....)

    Here are my actual Carausius antoninian (with an eroneous reverse legend), followed by my former example, sold a few years ago

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    Carausius, Antoninianus Colchester mint ?
    IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate bust right
    MONITA (sic) AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
    3,64 gr
    Ref : RCV # 13629v, Cohen # 178 var, RIC, cf #867


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    Carausius, Antoninianus
    IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Carausius right
    PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding spear and branch
    4,44 gr
    Ref : RC #3580, Cohen #219

    Q
     
  14. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Q those are great examples :D
     
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  15. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    TC Those are not bad at all.
     
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  16. Topcat7

    Topcat7 Still Learning

    Being new to the game I have a lot to learn. Can anyone please tell me the reason/theory as to why there are so many poor quality coins of Carausius (and even Allectus) when compared to other people who got their names on coins? I mean Diocletian and Constantius Chlorus both have an abundance of good quality coins available.
     
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  17. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Best thing I remember about Carausius. Back in 1990s, a gardener (like me) was weeding a flowerbed at his wife constant nagging. So, he starts weeding, turning soil, up pops a perfect Aureus from this usurper. Unlike like me...who would have added it to mycollection, he sold it at Sothebys for back then 250,000 UK Pounds. Never happened to me yet, I unfortunately live in Canada, no Romans ever settled here....hence no coins.
     
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  18. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Actually, strangely the AV coins of both usurpers are well designed/ minted. Same for the Gallic Empire coins.
    John
     
  19. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Always do what the wife says
     
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  20. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Funny you say that! I ended up married to her, because she was one of my lawn care clients, she either liked me, or the beautifull job I did on her lawn and flowerbeds, or both. Kinda neat though, I ended up selling my house, and moved into hers, used the $ from sale to buy COINS. Here is what it looks like where we live....back in January of this year, house/street. john photos 1 035 (Medium).jpg john photos 1 036 (Medium).jpg john photos 1 037 (Medium).jpg
     
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  21. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Nice! In the UK if we get 5mm of snow, transport goes to hell in a hand basket...
     
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