RA04159. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 598 var. (no mention of captive); Hunter IV, p. ccvii,
nice VF, RSR (probably London) mint, weight 4.41g, maximum diameter 20.3mm, die axis 0
o, c. mid 287; obverse IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ADV[ENTVS AV]G, Carausius on horseback pacing left, raising right hand, scepter in left, captive seated left on ground before horse, RSR in exergue; from the Aiello Collection, David Sear graded as, "a nice VF, though with some flatness in the striking, a rare and interesting type probably overstruck on an earlier antoninianus";
very rare;
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