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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 26130620, member: 10613&quot;]you posted this in the ancients section</p><p><br /></p><p>here is a &quot;pirate&quot; coin from ancient times</p><p><br /></p><p>The Roman Emperor Diocletian put Carausius in charge of clearing out the Frank and Saxon pirates pillaging the English Channel. Carausius defeated the pirates, but then kept the booty and declared himself ruler of Britain, in effect, becoming the &quot;Pirate King of England&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1667588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Carausius</p><p>A.D. 291</p><p>24mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 4.3g</p><p>IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>PAX AVGGG; Pax stg. l., holding olive branch and sceptre; S-P across fields.</p><p>In ex. MLXXI</p><p>RIC Vii London 143[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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