London mint. Obv: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG legend with laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVS SAEC C legend with radiate lion walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws; mintmark RSR in exergue. Extremely fine; thin striking split to flan; few minor scuffs. Extremely rare, possibly unpublished, important.

PROVENANCE:
Found near Andover, Hampshire, UK, 2015; recorded PAS (reference BM-B49CF4).

PUBLISHED:
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BM-B49CF4 (this coin, with a printout of the PAS record); see Wildwinds.com (this coin).

LITERATURE:
RIC V-2 591 variant (reverse legend); Sear -; Webb -; Cohen -; RSC -; Akerman -; etc.; see Christies, sale 1283, lot 157A (different dies, with lot printout included); see TimeLine Auctions, 19 June 2013, lot 97 (different reverse legend, realised £12,705 including buyers premium, with lot printout included); possibly unpublished.