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ioan New Member Romania 35 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 09:04 am Hello to all Please help me with some information about rarity and value of this coin I bought this coin It was found in England with metal detector It is ALLECTUS Antoninianus (293-296) Allectus became emperor in Roman Britain after he murdered Carausius and took the throne by force. He had been one of Carausius' top commanders before the murder. Allectus reigned for three years before being defeated and killed in battle with Constantius I, who had been sent by Diocletian to retake the island of Britain The coin looks nice and has a beautiful dark patina Obverse: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG. Reverse: TEMP-ORVM FELIC/ S \| P / C. 'C' mint - Probably Camulodunum (Colchester) in 293 The location of the mint indicated by the mintmark 'C', found on coins of Carausius and Allectus, is uncertain, but numismatic opinion favours Camulodunum (Colchester) Weight: 4, 0 grams I searched on more sites (wildwinds, coinarchives... etc) but I did not find this type of reverse I would like to know how rare is this coin ... and what would be the right price for it Thank you so much I will really appeciate all your answers Best regards Ioan Report this Post to the Staff

bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 09:46 am Your correct its not on wildwinds, its RIC V-2, 117. I think your bust is Radiate cuirassed but not draped so RIC gives it a rarity rating of 'Scarce'. RIC rarity ratings are not that accurate (some would go as far as to say pointless, I would agree on the whole) though and converting it into a value very difficult. Rarity and desirability are two different things. I think your coin is nicely centered and a decent example of an Allectus and with the find location (if you have it) its the sort of thing that might go for £30 at auction on ebay, from a good dealer at a 'buy it now price' maybe £50. Search ebay 'completed items' in advanced search for Allectus to see what they are currently selling for. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 09:47 am Forgot to add I did find this example on the UK PAS page: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...rd/id/161629 Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 10:40 am Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 10:55 am Really nice find! Very good quality Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36845 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 10:57 am Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
ioan New Member Romania 35 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 11:15 am Thank you so much mister Bobby I saw the link before After seeing your evaluation I think I paid a fair price 61 $ I appreciated Best regards Ioan Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 11:32 am Quote: After seeing your evaluation I think I paid a fair price 61 $ Yes, it is fair Keep with your coin the information of when and where it was found, in my experience it can be worth $s also Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 1:55 pm Very nice looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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