RIC V Carausius 577

Typological Description

  • Date Range: AD 286 - AD 293
  • Object Type: Coin
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Denomination: Denarius
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: VIRTVS CARAVSI
    • Type: Bust of Carausius, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
    • Portrait: Carausius

    • Reverse

      • Legend: ROMANO RENA or ROMANO RENO or ROMANO RENOV or ROMANO RENOVA
      • Type: She-wolf, standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus
      • Deity: Romulus
      • Deity: Remus
      • MintMark: -/-//RSR