Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 34 5 Feb 2020
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ROMAN BRITAIN. Carausius. A.D. 287-293. Æ antoninianus. 3.15 gm. 20 mm. London mint. His radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG / Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; FORTVNA AVG. RIC V.2 34. S. Eng. -. Near Extremely Fine; interestingly double struck, bold portrait on an unusually uniform round flan; glossy olive-brown patina; also double-striking across the lower left quadrant on the obverse and correspondingly on the reverse.
Makes for a great portrait of this usurper emperor.