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Romano-British Empire, Carausius, Mid 286 - Spring or Early Summer 293 A.D.
The I in the obverse legend is unusual. It abbreviates invictus, Latin meaning invincible. We know this from a milestone from Carlisle with his name on it. The inscription reads (with expansions in square brackets) "IMP[eratori] C[aesari] M[arco] / AVR[elio] MAVS[aeo] / CARAVSIO P[io] F[elici] / INVICTO AVG[usto]," this translates as "For the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius Pius Felix Invictus Augustus." The plural AVGGG in the reverse legend refers to Diocletian, Maximian and Carausius in a futile attempt to appease the legitimate mainland rulers.
RA73290. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 370 (R), Webb Carausius 428, Hunter IV 145, SRCV IV -, F, green patina, corrosion, reverse double struck, Camulodunum (Colchester, England) mint, weight 4.280g, maximum diameter 24.0mm, die axis 45o, c. 292 - early 293 A.D.; obverse IMP C CARAVSIVS P F I AVG, radiate and draped bust right, tetrarchic portrait type; reverse PROVID AVGGG (the foresight of the three emperors), Providentia standing left, globe in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - P flanking across field (S unstruck), C in exergue; from the Charles Peters Carausius Collection; rare; SOLD
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