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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5192361, member: 75937"]Update:</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent another e-mail to Sam Moorhead, who is back at work at the British Museum and on RIC. He kindly replied:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Dear [Roman Collector], </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you are as well as can be possible at the moment. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is probably irregular, but I am including such pieces in an ‘Aberrant Type’ section because the line between official and irregular gets really blurred with Carausius. There are numerous types with PAX AVG which are not the standard branch and sceptre types. It is the tenth specimen I have recorded of such a piece. There were two in the Blackmoor Hoard (20440-1) and the BM, Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam all have examples, so yours is in good company!</p><p> </p><p>I hope that this helps a bit. Thank you so much for sending the image. I have stored it away safely for comparison when I sweep through the plates for the catalogue. Covid and Lockdown has set me back a bit, but I am up and running again, hoping to complete the RIC next year.</p><p> </p><p>Best wishes,</p><p><br /></p><p>Sam</p><p> </p><p>Dr Sam Moorhead</p><p>Portable Antiquities and Treasure</p><p>British Museum</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5192361, member: 75937"]Update: I sent another e-mail to Sam Moorhead, who is back at work at the British Museum and on RIC. He kindly replied: [INDENT]Dear [Roman Collector], I hope you are as well as can be possible at the moment. This coin is probably irregular, but I am including such pieces in an ‘Aberrant Type’ section because the line between official and irregular gets really blurred with Carausius. There are numerous types with PAX AVG which are not the standard branch and sceptre types. It is the tenth specimen I have recorded of such a piece. There were two in the Blackmoor Hoard (20440-1) and the BM, Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam all have examples, so yours is in good company! I hope that this helps a bit. Thank you so much for sending the image. I have stored it away safely for comparison when I sweep through the plates for the catalogue. Covid and Lockdown has set me back a bit, but I am up and running again, hoping to complete the RIC next year. Best wishes, Sam Dr Sam Moorhead Portable Antiquities and Treasure British Museum[/INDENT][/QUOTE]
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