Description: Allectus (293 - 296 AD), AE Antoninianus, London mint 294-5 AD. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right / PAX AVG; Pax standing left, S A across; ML in ex.

Diameter: AE20 mm

Weight: 4,14 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC V 28

Commentary: grey patina, good portrait, some roughness, some deposits on reverse

History: We know next to nothing about Allectus, but his ascend to power through murdering his predecessor went probably smoothly, because the output of coinage and its distribution coincide with the one of his predecessor.

Article Number: 005-02-08-45017