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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     721750      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Carausius Date Ruled:     Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 286-293 Weight:     4.18 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     IMP CARAVSIVS P E AVG (sic) Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     F_ELIC_ITA AVG Reverse Description:     Galley right with four rowers; waves below; RSR Exergue:     RSR Mint Mark:     RSR Mint:     Uncertain Primary Reference:     RIC 0560 var. (obv. legend) Reference2:     Shiel 49-50 var. (same) Reference3:     RSC 050 var. (same) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85518 Grade:     EF, lightly toned Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1750 Exceptional metal for issue RSR has traditionally been viewed as a mintmark, denoting either Rouen, Rotomagus, or a mint on the site of modern Richborough, where excavations have yielded the highest concentration of Carausius’ denarii at a single site. More recently, though, G. de la BÉdoyÈre, ("Carausius and the Marks RSR and I.N.P.C.D.A.," NC 1998, pp. 79-88) has interpreted RSR as a quote from Vergil's Eclogues iv.6-7: Redeunt Saturnia Regna.

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