Sending a message: References to the Military and the Golden Age in the coinage of Carausius
Sending a message: References to the Military and the Golden Age in the coinage of Carausius

Summary/Abstract: Ancient coins, especially during the Roman Empire, were a good way to convey a message throughout the territory (or sometimes to a well-chosen audience) and make yourself known as an emperor, as well as making your achievements known. The third century was a period in which the western part of the empire tried twice to separate from the central authority, the institutions of the empire being imitated. The monetary issues of Carausius, one of the last usurpers from the end of the third century, impressed by the various messages inspired by Virgil's verses, but also by the large number of monetary types, compared to other usurpers. This paper represents a part of my Bachelors thesis and aims to present some results from a statistical point of view of the coin types that express a message regarding the military power of Carausius, and references to the Golden Age.

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