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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Bucklan, post: 8347628, member: 76544"]I've had this coin for a while and just don't know what to make of it. It appears to "possibly" be a legitimate issue as the legends are perfectly legible and design looks ok, although it is a bit rough, however the design and legend do not match. Size is 23.2mm and 3.1gms. Here it is (not the greatest pic):</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG; Radiate bust right</p><p>Rev: P(AX) AVG; Salus standing left holding rudder with left hand and feeding serpent coiled around patera with his right</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1480723[/ATTACH] </p><p>Obvious problem is that the reverse is not a PAX type, but is a SALVS AVGG type identical to one issued for Tetricus I ... but not for Carausius. What do you think, a barbarous issue or just a messed up reverse on an official type?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Bucklan, post: 8347628, member: 76544"]I've had this coin for a while and just don't know what to make of it. It appears to "possibly" be a legitimate issue as the legends are perfectly legible and design looks ok, although it is a bit rough, however the design and legend do not match. Size is 23.2mm and 3.1gms. Here it is (not the greatest pic): Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG; Radiate bust right Rev: P(AX) AVG; Salus standing left holding rudder with left hand and feeding serpent coiled around patera with his right [ATTACH=full]1480723[/ATTACH] Obvious problem is that the reverse is not a PAX type, but is a SALVS AVGG type identical to one issued for Tetricus I ... but not for Carausius. What do you think, a barbarous issue or just a messed up reverse on an official type?[/QUOTE]
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