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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1874635, member: 57495&quot;]Here&#039;s another galley coin that just arrived today and one more to check off the ol&#039; want list.&nbsp; I like the portrait, love the galley and the deep green patina, and am tickled by the fact that there&#039;s only one lonely oarsman on deck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I&#039;m using CNG&#039;s photo. I haven&#039;t been able to take one as good, and theirs just captures the coin in hand perfectly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your Allectus coins!&nbsp; I know Steve has a really nice one with the same provenance from the &#039;C&#039; mint.&nbsp;&nbsp; Simon Shipp really collected a boatload of these galley types, eh. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316824[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>BRITANNIC EMPIRE</b></p><p><b>ALLECTUS</b></p><p>Quinarius&nbsp; (2.9g, 20mm)</p><p>Londinium (London) mint, 293 - 296 AD. </p><p>RIC V 55; Rogiet 1017; Burnett, Coinage 111. </p><p>O: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right. </p><p>R: VIRTVS AVG, galley with mast rowing left, waves below; QL in ex.</p><p>Ex Simon Shipp Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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