Carausius BI Radiate. London, AD 286-293. Legionary issue. IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / LEG [(XXI or XXX) VL]PIA VI, Neptune standing facing, head to left, holding trident and [globe, anchor or dolphin]. RIC V.2 85; cf. Webb 105 (LEG XXI, Neptune holds dolphin); cf. PAS Coin 198548 (same dies); CNG e376, 510 (RIC V 84); CNG e477, 620 (same). 3.69g, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; no other examples with this obv. legend on CoinArchives and seemingly only two examples of this type, four recorded in the OCRE database.
From a private English collection.