The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both ‘C’ mint, revs. salvs avg, Salus standing left, holding sceptre and feeding serpent rising from altar, c in exergue, 4.64g, 3.53g (RIC 400; Sear –; S –) [2]. First fine or better, second excavated, both extremely rare £100-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

View
Collection

Provenance: *First A.H.F. Baldwin Collection, Glendining Auction, 20-1 November 1969, lot 331 [from W. Wruck]; second bt Baldwin February 1980