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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thejewk, post: 4363061, member: 100136&quot;]A couple of days ago I was doing my usual trawl through the many pages of coins on ebay, and came across an entry for a coin of Allectus, a person high on my wishlist, with a terrible photograph and very little interest.&nbsp; After pondering it for a while I decided to throw a bid in and see what happened, knowing that I could be getting a dud, but also aware that I could attribute the piece from the pictures and that it would be welcome in my collection even if it was as rough as it potentially could have been.&nbsp; I was successful with a comical total cost of £23.56, and sat back expecting a long wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>This afternoon it plopped through the letter box, and after a very quick once over to see how stubborn the soil deposits on it were, I couldn&#039;t resist snapping a quick picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102816[/ATTACH]RIC 22</p><p>IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG</p><p>LAETITIA AVG - Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and anchor or baton in left hand</p><p>S/A//ML - London</p><p>21mm, 4.46g</p><p>Found by a detectorist in Sibley Hill, Wiltshire</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a beautiful thick green patina, a fair amount of honest wear, but overall it will be very attractive when it is properly cleaned up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Share your coins that were a gamble that paid off, your coins of Allectus, or any other usurpers you may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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