287-293 AD., Carausius, Londinium mint, AE Antoninianus, RIC 84 var.
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Av.: IMP CARAV[SIVS] P F AVG , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Carausius right
Rv.: LEG - XXX - VLPIA , Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident
Unmarked, Londinium (?) mint, 287-93 AD
one of the RIC 84 variations
The Carausian Revolt (286 – 296 AD.) was an episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar Constantius Chlorus in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his subordinate Allectus. Britain was regained by Constantius and his subordinate Asclepiodotus in 296.
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