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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 4495811, member: 10613&quot;]Carausius was appointed commander of a fleet in the English Channel to defeat the Frank and Saxon pirates; which he did. However, he apparently kept the loot, thereby becoming a pirate.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A smug looking Carausius that I sold</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115289[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius</p><p>A.D. 287- 293</p><p>22x25mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.8gm</p><p>IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>PAX AVG; Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical scepter, S/C in fields.</p><p>In ex. C</p><p>RIC V Camulodunum 300 (modern Colchester, England)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This type from London was struck for Diocletian by Carausius, which is why the reverse legend ends with AVGGG. Carausius was hoping that Diocletian and Maximianus would recognize him as a co-ruler; which (surprise) did not happen. It also has XXI in the exergue, which is a mark of value.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115291[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian </p><p>A.D. 291</p><p>21x24mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 4.4gm</p><p>IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>PAX AVGGG; Pax stg. l., holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S-P across fields.</p><p>In ex. MLXXI</p><p>RIC Vii London 9[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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