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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3018058, member: 19463"]I would have guessed way more than that. I might guess that Pax and Providentia make up 80-90% but that is just a guess and not based on study. There are certainly rare types that are Pax including the PAX AVGGG coins issued to convince Diocletian and Maximianus that Carausius was a brother emperor. Most collectors would rather have a Pax because 90% of the others I have seen are worse than the five [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER] showed above. If you want a rarity, you will pay a lot or accept coins with a problem or three. Part of the problem is people like me who have a spare are not willing to sell them for the price of a common junker and non specialists don't see paying extra for coins that look like most of these. I have a spare Maximianus by Carausius from London which I was going to send to JA for auction but decided it would be a waste of effort since all here who would want one probably already have one or two. Below is my best condition Carausius and slightly scarce due to minor legend variations (PFI on the obverse and AVGGG on the reverse). Oh, how I wish it were the bull. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]749750[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>While I doubt any of us have one, the ultimate Carausius coin is the one he issued showing his portrait jugate with his two 'Brother Augusti'. I don't care if it is a Pax. I want one. I won't get one. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=28186#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=28186#" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/621074.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b>Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 1074.</b> Estimate $10000. </p><p>Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003. </p><p>Sold For $25000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CARAUSIUS, DIOCLETIAN and MAXIMIANUS. </b>287-293 AD. Æ Antoninianus (4.16 gm). Camulodunum mint, struck circa 292-293 AD. CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI, jugate radiate and cuirassed busts of Maximianus, Diocletian and Carausius left / PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre; S P/C. RIC V pt. 2, 1; N. Shiel, "Carausius et Fratres Sui," <i>BNJ </i>48 (1978), pg. 8, 10; R.A.G. Carson, "Carausius et Fratres Sui: A Reconsideration," in <i>SPNO</i>, 5. EF, choice dark green patina. Rare, and one of the finest known specimens. ($10,000)</p><p>According to Shiel, this issue portrays Carausius' propaganda policies within his own sphere of influence. It was important not so much the way he was viewed by those outside of his domain, but rather how he was perceived by his own subjects, and thus the fraternal aspect of the obverse portraiture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3018058, member: 19463"]I would have guessed way more than that. I might guess that Pax and Providentia make up 80-90% but that is just a guess and not based on study. There are certainly rare types that are Pax including the PAX AVGGG coins issued to convince Diocletian and Maximianus that Carausius was a brother emperor. Most collectors would rather have a Pax because 90% of the others I have seen are worse than the five [USER=76440]@Carausius[/USER] showed above. If you want a rarity, you will pay a lot or accept coins with a problem or three. Part of the problem is people like me who have a spare are not willing to sell them for the price of a common junker and non specialists don't see paying extra for coins that look like most of these. I have a spare Maximianus by Carausius from London which I was going to send to JA for auction but decided it would be a waste of effort since all here who would want one probably already have one or two. Below is my best condition Carausius and slightly scarce due to minor legend variations (PFI on the obverse and AVGGG on the reverse). Oh, how I wish it were the bull. [ATTACH=full]749750[/ATTACH] While I doubt any of us have one, the ultimate Carausius coin is the one he issued showing his portrait jugate with his two 'Brother Augusti'. I don't care if it is a Pax. I want one. I won't get one. [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=28186#'][IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/621074.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 1074.[/B] Estimate $10000. Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003. Sold For $25000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. [B]CARAUSIUS, DIOCLETIAN and MAXIMIANUS. [/B]287-293 AD. Æ Antoninianus (4.16 gm). Camulodunum mint, struck circa 292-293 AD. CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI, jugate radiate and cuirassed busts of Maximianus, Diocletian and Carausius left / PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre; S P/C. RIC V pt. 2, 1; N. Shiel, "Carausius et Fratres Sui," [I]BNJ [/I]48 (1978), pg. 8, 10; R.A.G. Carson, "Carausius et Fratres Sui: A Reconsideration," in [I]SPNO[/I], 5. EF, choice dark green patina. Rare, and one of the finest known specimens. ($10,000) According to Shiel, this issue portrays Carausius' propaganda policies within his own sphere of influence. It was important not so much the way he was viewed by those outside of his domain, but rather how he was perceived by his own subjects, and thus the fraternal aspect of the obverse portraiture.[/QUOTE]
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