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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1957459, member: 44210&quot;]Next up is my antoninianus of Allectus, a Romano-British usurper who, after assassinating his predecessor Carausius, became emperor of the Britannic Empire, a breakaway state that separated from the Roman Empire in 286 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: found out after making this that I did share this one almost a year ago but as part of a larger thread and not formally in a thread of its own, so this stays for those that haven&#039;t seen/remember this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Allectus</u>, Britannic Empire (293-296 AD)</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus</p><p><u>Obv</u>: IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Camulodunum (Mintmark: C in exergue)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: RIC 91</p><p><br /></p><p>(Not my photos. I liked the seller&#039;s photos better than the ones I took)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Allectus_zps8630785d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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