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: FASAM-437278
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14). Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Rev. ROMAE AETERNAE (V); Roma seated facing, holding (Victory?) in right hand and (spear or sceptre?) in left, in hexastyle temple. Mintmark: - // SRS SRS is an erroneous form of RSR and it appears on a small number of other pieces. The overall style of the coin suggests it is one of the later coins of the silver issue. There are two other know denarii which show Roma in a temple, but they have different legends. This coin is the first of its…
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-3BC3C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14). Unattributed Mint. RIC V, pt 2 - Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P F A; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Rev. ADVENTVS A; Emperor galloping left, brandishing spear in left hand; beneath, to left, seated enemy; to right, prostrate enemy Mintmark: - // X This is the only example of this coin in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. The - // X mintmark is only known from three other denarii of Carausius, one a CONCORDIA MILITVM type with clasped hands (British Museum) and two Moneta types (one in the Ashmolean Museum). The m…
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-3D17E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), RSR Mintmark. RIC V, pt 2, - Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AV; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Rev. VBERI(/V)TA AV; Cow standing right, being milked by milk-mild maid seated left Mintmark: - // RSR There is one other poorly preserved specimen, probably of this type, in a Private Collection. There are four other pieces with this reverse type, but with consular obverse types.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-C93A3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14) Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS F AVG; Laureate draped and cuirassed right Rev. FORTVN(reverse) - (A AVG); Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding rudder and cornucopiae In exergue: - // RSR RIC V, pt 2, p. 511, no. 567var. This is the third example of coin with a seated Fortuna on a silver denarius of Carausius. The other two specimens are of RIC 567 with the obverse IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AV. This coin, with the obverse legend IMP CARAVSIVS F AVG, is therefore a new variety. It is possible that the F in the obverse le…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: DUR-EA5A65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14), RENOVAT ROMANO, She wolf right with suckling twins Romulus and Remus. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 512, no. 571. BNJ 2013 Coin Register p. 285, no. 49. Silver denarii of Carausius are rare, but the Wolf and Twins type is one of the most common reverses. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'County Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-7A7BF7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), VIRTVS SAEC, Lion left wit hthunderbolt in jaws. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2 - ; BNJ 2013 Coin Register p. 285, no. 48. There is one other example of this coin in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FASAM-573D43
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), [RE]NOVATIO AV, Wolf suckling twins. RSR Mark. RIC - This is a new legend variety of the Wolf and Twins issue. RIC - The coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for the new RIC. Identification made from image kindly provided by finder.
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: LON-8E2A64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14). The obverse depicts the bust of an Emperor, in profile facing right. The reverse depicts the Emperor on horseback riding right. The position of this motif on the coin suggests there is a captive beneath the horse. This type is known from three specimens with the reverse inscription of ADVENTVS AVG (or similar), with the mintmark RSR. See WAW-D3B6B2 for one of these pieces. All will be published in the new RIC volume for Carausius. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
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Record ID: NLM-00E8E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14), RENOVAT (ROMA)NO, Wolf and twins. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 512, no. 571. Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed right. Obverse inscription: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG Reverse description: Wolf right suckling twins Reverse inscription: RENOVAT ROMANO In exergue: RSR Cliff Reeves kindly identified this coin citing Sear volume 4 no. 13527. Diameter: 19.9mm, Weight: 4.46gms, die axis: 6 Denarii of Carausius are rare…
Created on: Monday 24th March 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunham-on-Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-CE1538
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293). Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: ROMANO RENOVA, She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins. Mintmark: RSR below, London mint. Date: AD 286-293 Ref. RIC V-2: 573
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shiplake', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FASAM-516EA8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14). Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed right. Reverse: RENOVAT ROMANO, Wolf and twins. Mintmark: RIC V, pt 2, no. 571. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. The Wolf and twins reverse is the most common reverse on Carausian denarii.
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
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Record ID: SUR-89F1D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293), AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14), P(AX AVG). Pax standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand. Mint unclear. This type is not recorded in RIC, but Sam Moorhead has three other Pax with transverse sceptre types in his corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
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Record ID: SUR-07BF6A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), FORTVNA AVG, Salus seated left feeding snake rising from altar. No mintmark; Unattributed Mint. This coin is not published and is the only example of its type in Sam Moorhead's corpus for a new edition of RIC. There is a radiate with a MLXXI mintmark with a similar style Salus - Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 211, Lot 402 (3 6 2009) - but the denarius was probably struck earlier in the reign. This record will be updated when more research has been carried out. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus …
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
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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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Record ID: WILT-F9784C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A contemporary copy of a copper-alloy Roman 'laureate' (copper denarius) of Carausius, dating to the period of AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14), Possibly [ ]C[ ](TII?), female figure standing left holding right arm over altar and vertical sceptre in left. Mint unclear. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
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Record ID: KENT-573662
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of the British emperor Carausius (AD 286-337) (Reece Period 14). ROMANO RENOVA, She-wolf standing right, suckling twins. Mintmark: - //RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 512, London no. 572. Measurements: Thickness: 2.63 mm, Weight: 4.3 g, Diameter: 18.8 mm
Created on: Monday 5th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2018
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Record ID: WILT-3B2FDB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Carausius dating to the period AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14), EXPECTATE VENI reverse type depicting Britannia standing right, holding standard, clasping hands with emperor standing left holding sceptre. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, p. 510, no. 555. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9052A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), CONCORDIA MILITVM, Clasped hands. Mintmark -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 510, cf. no. 548. Although denarii of Carausius are rare, this is one of the more common types. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
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Record ID: IARCW-63DAF1E61
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14) Reverse: Uncertain Reference: Uncertain This coin is noted in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Sunday 21st March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Strata Florida', grid reference and parish protected.