Record ID: GLO-822011
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14) Obverse: IMP CARAVS[IVS P] F AV; Laureate, draped (and cuirassed) bust facing right Reverse: [ ]L..IT. AV or LIT(I)T AV; Female figure standing left at altar No mintmark Diameter 20mm, thickness 1mm, weight 1.7g. Condition: poor and possibly double-struck. This coin appears to be similar to RIC 1071 (Lawrence collection) which had the reverse LITI ... AVG, Laetitia standing left holding wreath and sceptre with altar to left. (Mintmark: -//XX). It does appear that both coins come from the a similar source. The LI…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stroud', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-712B52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Patinated silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), EXPECTATE VENI, Britannia holding standard standing right clasping hands with emperor standing left holding sceptre. VENI is clear under high magnification - appears VINI or VIIII at normal size. Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed right. Mintmark: - // RS[R]; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. Diameter 20.5mm, thickness 1.8mm, weight 3.5g. RIC V, pt 2, p. 510, no. 554. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Tuesday 29th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTON ST PHILIP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-13E388
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), (IO?)VI CO[ ... ](VATIO?); Emperor (in military dress) standing right, receiving (eagle) from Jupiter standing left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand. Mintmark * // - RIC V, pt 2 - The reverse legend might have been intended to be IOVI CONSERVATORI, but the die-engraver made an error by inscribing IOVI CONSERVATIO. The coin is of slightly crude style and there might be traces of verdigris from a copper core behind the leg of the emperor. This piece is the first of this type to be seen by Sam Moorhead for his corpus f…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: GLO-BCF49D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver Denarius of Carausius dated to AD 286-293 (Reece 14) Obverse: [IMP CAR]AVSIVS P F AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: C[ONC]ORDIA [MILIT, MILITVM or similar]; clasped hands Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but be studied further. The second half of the reverse legend has an number of possible alternatives. This general type, with clasped hands, is one of the more common reverse types on Carausius' denarii. About a ¼ of the coin is missing from 9 o'clock of the obverse. RIC V, pt 2, p. 510, cf. 548. This coin is included in …
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
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