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Legionary Coins
Like Victorinus, Carausius also minted coins commemorating his legions. Unlike Victorinus, he honoured three in Britain. The Legio XX Valeria Victrix (based in Chester), the Legio II Augusta (based in Caerleon), and the Legio VI Victrix (based in York). Coins for the latter were unknown until relatively recently, and do not appear in RIC 5(B). There are two known examples now.
Legio II Augusta Coins
RIC 5(B) lists three antoniniani coins of this type: RIC 5 57, RIC 5 58, and RIC 5 59.
RIC 5 58
Photo Copyright Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Number 18239891
Legio VI Victrix Coins
RIC 5(B) doesn’t list any coins of this type. However, there is one listed in PAS.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix Coins
RIC 5(B) lists three antoniniani coins of this type: RIC 5 82, RIC 5 83, and RIC 5 275. The British museum has a variant of the latter.
RIC 5 275 var
Photo © Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Number 1958,0104.7
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