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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 2766054, member: 14873&quot;]Also the interesting and rarely encountered antoniniani issued by the usurper Augustus Carausius who established his own mints at London (Londinium) and Colchester (Camulodunum/Clausentum) -- &quot;C&quot; Mint -- and across the Channel in Gaul.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius attempted to assert his equality with the legitimate Dyarchal Augusti, Diocletian and Maximian Herculius (not accepted by them), by issuing a series of Antoniniani (some in their names) which included their portraits and AVGGG (the three Augusti: Diocletian, Maximian Herculius and Carausius) as part of the reverse legend.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC V (2), London, Carausius, Antoninianus, No. 335</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/5335o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/5335r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG</b></p><p><b>PAX AVGGG | S .....P | C</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC V (2), London, Carausius, Antoninianus. No. 5</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/55o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://jp29.org/55r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG</b></p><p><b>PAX AVGGG | S .....P | MLXXI</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC V (2), London, Carausius, Antoninianus, No. 34</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/534o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://jp29.org/534r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG</b></p><p><b>PAX AVGGG | S .....P | MLXXI</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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