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Carausius: A consideration of the historical, archaeological and numismatic aspects of his reign
Hugh P. G. Williams
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This study relates the significant bronze coinage of the usurper Carausius, 286-93, to the archaeological and historical evidence from the period. Since the publication of Roman Imperial Coinage. Volume V(ii) in 1933, many new and significant coin types have appeared. Several important hoards have been published in the intervening years which throw a new light on discussions of the chronology of the coinage, enabling a modified sequence of issues to be postulated. Part of an important hoard discovered inthe 1980's has been reconstituted. Much information regarding the archaeology of Roman Britain in the latter half of the third century has been published during the last three decades, and this is discussed in conjunction with the coin evidence of site finds. Consideration is made of the probable methods employed in the striking of the coinage, and a new mathematical method is invoked to yield a more accurate picture of the supply of coinage under the Carausian administration. A study of the metrology ofthe bronze coinage is made and this includes the illustration of the metrology with a three-dimensional surface using computer graphics. Consideration of the geographical distribution of the index-marked coinage has enabled a new interpretation of the location of the minting centres to be forwarded. The older historical sources have been reconsidered and importantnew interpretations have been made. Certain aspects of the coinage which relate to the history have been examined in the light of newly discovered coin types. The study involved the examination of approximately seven thousand specimens of the coinage from both public and private collections and excavations.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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Abstract
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Acknowledgements
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List of Figures
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Chapter One: Introduction
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Chapter Two: The Historical Evidence
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Chapter Three: Archaeological Evidence from Late Third Century Britain
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Chapter Four: The Production and Metrology of the Coinage
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Chapter Five: Coin Supply in Carausian Britain
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Chapter Six: The Chronology of the Coinage
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Chapter Seven: The Location of the Mints
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Chapter Eight: Carausian Coin Hoards
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Chapter Nine: Aspects of the Coinage
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Chapter Ten: Conclusions
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Appendix 1: The Chester ‘Die’
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Appendix 2: A Roman Lead-Sealing of Carausius
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Appendix 3: A note on the effects of corrosion on the mass of an antoninianus
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Appendix 4: The ‘1987’ Hoard
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Appendix 5: The Three-Headed Coins of Carausius
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Appendix 6: Virgil, Expectate Veni and the Medallions of Carausius
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Appendix 7: An Enigmatic Reverse Type of Carausius
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Bibliography
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Plates
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Published: 2004
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407320212 (ebook)
- 9781841716565 (paperback)
BAR Number: B378