Roman Denarius of Carausius

Roman

British Museum

286 - 293

Obverse of the coin depicts Carausius with the inscription (trans) 'Emperor Carausius, the good, the successful, Augustus'. Reverse shows a bust of the bearded sea-god Neptune facing right with crab's claws emerging from his head.

• Medium: silver
• Art Fund Grant: £2500 ( Total: £5,100)
• ArtFunded in: 1998
• Vendor: Lennox in the Mews

Provenance

Found by a metal-detectorist at Gosbeck (Suffolk)

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