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Obverse: Bust of Carausius, right, radiate and draped. [I]MPCMCARAVSIVS PFAVG Reverse: Peace, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and sceptre in left. P A [X] A VG in field: S C
Provenance
1934, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 6, 1934)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Roman, Imperial Period, A.D. 286–293
Mint
Colchester (probably), Britain
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 4.22 gm. Die Axis: 6
Accession Number
34.1392
Medium or Technique
Billon