AE antoninianus of Carausius, Camulodunum, 292 - 293A.D.
CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI; Jugate radiate and cuirassed busts of Maximianus, Diocletian and Carausius l.
PAX AVGGG; Pax standing l., holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre; in ex., C.
RIC 1; Cohen 1; N. Shiel, "Carausius et Fratres Sui," BNJ 48 (1978), 10;
R.A.G. Carson, "Carausius et Fratres Sui: A Reconsideration," in SPNO, 5
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton VI), 14.1.2003, lot 1074
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