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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 2917170, member: 14873"]Part 2 .......... COINAGE OF THE BRITANNIC USURPER AUGUSTI - CARAUSIUS & ALLECTUS The coins depicted in this section were minted in Britain at either the London (Londinium) or the "C" (Colchester/Camulodunum/Clausentum) mints which had been established by Carausius. SELECTED EXAMPLE COINS: RIC V (2), Carausius, Antoninianus, No. 355: <img src="http://jp29.org/5335o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/5335r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG .............................................. PAX - A - VGGG | S .....P | C in reverse exergue - “C” MintDraped, radiate,  portraitCoin 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.3.8 gm. RIC V (2), Carausius, Antoninianus, No. 475: <img src="http://jp29.org/5475o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/5475r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C CARAVSIVS PF AVG ............................ PAX AVG - S (depiction of Pax) P London Mint.Draped, radiate, “long neck” portrait3.9 gm. Allectus, the chief minister of Carausius, assassinated him (or orchestrated his assassination) in AD 293. He continued operation of the London and "C" mints and coins were issued in his name and bearing his portrait. In addition to the silver washed copper Antoninianus of Carausius, Allectus issued a bronze coin of reduced size bearing the letter Q in the exergue, which has been interpreted to mean Quinarius (half antoninianus). RIC V (2), Allectus, Antoninianus, No. 33: <img src="http://jp29.org/533o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/533r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG ............................. PA - X - AVG ..... S (Pax standing left) AM L in reverse exergue. London MintCuirassed, radiate, portrait5.1 gm. RIC V (2), Allectus, Quinarius, No. 55: <img src="http://jp29.org/000allectuso3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000allectusr3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG ..................... VIRTVS AVG (around Galley) - QL in exergue London MintCuirassed, radiate, portrait2.8 gm To be continued ..........[/QUOTE]

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