Whilst browsing
eBay, I came across this seller who was
selling large quantities of Carausius coins - all 'metal detecting finds'. They have more than 300 sales to date. However, amongst the coins on offer were these two. The first one (to my knowledge) reads 'IOVI CONS AVG' (or something similar - please correct me if I'm wrong) and the second one is looks like another 'IOVI CONS AVG' coin. These are real coins normally, but the first one appears only to have one figure on the
reverse and the second on has two, but one much lower down, kneeling and grasping the emperor's
hands. To my knowledge, I know of no coin like this that exists. However, the
style of the coins looks a
bit 'crude' and could be a later
overstrike - i.e. much earlier (
overstruck on another emperors coin in ancient times) or a later reproduction or a later overstriking to fool collectors. Does anybody have any ideas? I apologize if I'm wrong and they are completely genuine - that is why I haven't included the seller's information. The seller doesn't list the
weight or
diameter.
Thanks in advance for any
help you can give!