Hi,
I am familiar with this
reverse. It is unlisted in
RIC and appears to be a little irregular or sketchy. The revese, I think, reads COSVL III and looks as if the proper reading, were there not the
orthographic error, should be CONSVL III.
There are at least three or four examples of this coin from this
reverse die known to me, the most recent being offered for sale being from the Vogelaar
collection by
CNG (that specimen illustrated below), sale 204, lot 484. Their reading/reconstruction of the
reverse (
COS VIII) is wrong when you look at other specimens from this die. Two other specimens of this coin
reverse are illustrated in the plates to Hugh Williams' book on
Carausius that is published as a
BAR monograph.
Regarding Carausius' consulships he is obviously not listed amongst the normal
Roman consuls although he may have been a suffect
consul before
his revolt. That may explain one of
his claimed consulships but not three (or four as he lists on other coins).
I, unfortunately, do not have an example but would be interested in acquiring one should one become available.
Regards,
Mauseus
