These Carausius acquisitions affirm my hypothesis that a number of
the coin types of Carausius were inspired by those of the Gallic Empire.
This early unmarked Carausius INVICTVS with a star in the left field is clearly modelled on the coins of Victorinus.
Similarly this early Carausius PAX AVG has field marks of V and star, again mirroring the coinage of Victorinus, and probably blindly copying without understanding the meaning of the field marks of V and star.
Indeed PAX AVG coins were very popular in the Gallic series, just as
they are with Carausius, vertical sceptres for Postumus and Tetricus I,
transverse sceptres for Victorinus.