Authentic or cast Allectus ant

Love the scowling and long necked portrait of this one:

Carausius
AE Antoninianus

286 - 293 A.D., London Mint, null Officina
4.86g, 23.5mm, 7H

Obverse: IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG,
Bust of Carausius, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse: PAX AVG,
Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand

Exergue: B/E//MLXXI

Provenance: Ex. CNG eAuction 427, Lot 454

Reference: RIC V Carausius 98

 

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RIC V (2), Carausius, Antoninianus, No. 355:


IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG .......... PAX - A - VGGG | S .....P
C in exergue

Coin reverse legend ends in AVGGG - an attempt by Carausius to indicate that he, Diocletian and Maximian Heculius were a fraternity of co-equal Roman Emperors - not accepted by them.
Draped, radiate, bust
Colchester (Camulodunum/Clausentum) - "C" Mint
3.8 gm.

 

Should we mention that the galley type comes in LAETITIA AVG as well as VIRTVS AVG from C mint? ex. Fred Shore (of Parthian fame), 1993, the same year he published his book.
https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ca...inst_rome__by_fred_b_shore/71731/Default.aspx
I should have bought more than one copy!