Roman Antoninianus Coins

Inv. No.: c155
Provenance: Camulodunum
Date: A.D. 293-297.
Weight: 4.71g
 
Obv.: Allectus, radiate, cuirassed.
IMP.C.ALLECTVS [P.]F.AVG.

Rev.: Providentia standing, cornucopiae in left hand, baton in right hand, globe at foot.
PROVIDENTIA AVG.
S P
CL

Allectus first served Carausius in Britain as Praetorian Prefect and then murdered him and usurped his throne. His reign ended four years later at the hands of Constantius Chlorus.

His coins are valued mainly for their rarity, being “uniform in style and generally trite in type”. (RIC, vol. 5, part 2, p. 460)

Presented by the Classics and Ancient History Students Society, 1980.

Comparanda:
RIC, Allectus 105.