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286 - 293, CARAUSIUS, AE Antoninianus, struck 289 - 293 at Londinium (London), EnglandObverse: IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Carausius facing right.
Reverse: PAX AVG. Pax standing facing left, holding olive branch in her right hand and vertical sceptre in left; across field, S - P: in exergue, MLXXI.
Diameter: 23mm | Weight: 3.9gms | Die Axis: 6h | Some remaining patches of silvering.
Unlisted. cf.RIC V ii : 98
VERY RARE
Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius, of Menapian origin and commander of the fleet under Maximianus, rebelled and set himself up as Emperor in Britain in A.D.287. Carausius thwarted all the attempts of Maximianus to recover the lost territory and even extended his authority over part of Gaul. In A.D.293 however, Constantius took over the struggle from Maximianus and succeeded in capturing Boulogne, Carausius' main stronghold on the Continent. Soon after this Carausius was murdered by his chief minister, Allectus, who succeeded to the throne.*Alex
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293 - 296, ALLECTUS, AE Antoninianus, struck 293 - 296 at Londinium (London), EnglandObverse: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Allectus facing right.
Reverse: PAX AVG. Pax standing facing left, holding olive-branch in her right hand and transverse sceptre in her left; across field, S- A; in exergue, ML.
Diameter: 23mm | Weight: 3.9gms | Die Axis: 12h
RIC V ii: 28 | SPINK: 684a
Allectus, a chief minister under Carausius, murdered the British Emperor soon after the capture of Boulogne by Constantius in A.D.293 and took his place. Constantius invaded Britain in A.D.297 in a two pronged attack. Allectus was caught off balance and he was defeated and killed near Farnham as he hurriedly marched west to meet the invaders.*Alex
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08. Allectus.Quinarius, 293-296, Colchester mint.
Obverse: IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG / Radiate bust of Allectus.
Reverse: VIRTVS AVG / Galley sailing to the right, steersman standing aft.
Mint mark: Q C in exergue.
2.50 gm., 19 mm.
RIC vol. V, part 2, #130; Sear #13875.Callimachus
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09 - Personalities of the EmpireSaturninus, Carus, Carinus, Urbica, Nigrinianus, Numerianus, Diocletian, Maximian, Carausius, Allectus, Constantius I, Theodora, Galerius and Galeria Valeriamdelvalle
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09 - Personalities of the EmpireCarinus, Magnia Urbica, Nigrinianus, Numerianus, Diocletian, Maximian, Carausius, Allectus, Constantius I, Theodora, Galerius, Galeria Valeria, Severus II and Maxentiusmdelvalle
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12. Constantius I.Follis, ca 298-300 AD, London mint (group II).
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Laureate and curiassed bust of Constantius I.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none)
9.71gm., 27 mm.
RIC # 14a; Sear #14034 (this coin !).
Although RIC lists these last four coins (Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius I) with other coins minted in London, a careful reading of the introduction to the mint of London (vol. VI, p. 113-122) shows the editors of RIC had serious reservations about this attribution.
The unmarked folles -- ie without a mint mark in the exergue -- can be divided into three groups. After many years of careful study, group I has been attributed to Lugdunum (Lyon, France), and groups II and III to Britain.
Of group II, RIC says (p. 115), " It is possible that the unmarked II coins were produced in Britain either from a travelling mint, or even from the "C" (Camulodunum?) mint of Carausius and Allectus, with which there are perhaps some stylistic affinities: the period of issue would fall from c. 298 onwards, perhaps until c. 300 or later."
Of group III, RIC says (p. 115), " The unmarked III coins are in everyway more sophisticated in style, and it may well be that they were produced at London, though lack of signature would be difficult to account for: probably it is best to class them as a British series which, for reasons unknown to us, was struck elsewhere. Their date is between 300 and 305." Callimachus
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125 Allectus, (293-296 A.D.), Camulodunum, RIC V-II 105, AE-Antoninianus, PROVIDENTIA AVG, S/P//C, Providentia, standing left,125 Allectus, (293-296 A.D.), Camulodunum, RIC V-II 105, AE-Antoninianus, PROVIDENTIA AVG, S/P//C, Providentia, standing left,
avers:- IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, Radiate, and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia, standing left, holding globe and transverse sceptre, S-P across fields, Mintmark C.
exerg: S/P//C, diameter: 21,0-21,5mm, weight: 3,89g, axes: 6h,
mint: Camulodunum, date: 293-296 A.D., ref: RIC-V-105, p-, Sear 13837,
Q-001quadrans
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125 Allectus, (293-296 A.D.), Londinium, RIC V-II 055, AE-Quinarius, VIRTVS AVG, -/-//QC, Galley sailing right,125 Allectus, (293-296 A.D.), Londinium, RIC V-II 055, AE-Quinarius, VIRTVS AVG, -/-//QC, Galley sailing right,
avers:- IMP-C-ALLECTVS-P-F-AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- VIRTVS-AVG, Galley sailing right.
exerg: -/-//QC, diameter: 18-19mm, weight: 2,24g, axes: 6h,
mint: Londinium, date: 295-296 A.D., ref: RIC-V-55, p-563,
Q-001quadrans
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1285 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 129-30 AD Galley leftReference
RIC II, 706; Strack 837; C. 657; Banti 337; RIC 1285
Bust A1
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head
Rev. FELICITATI AVG COS III P P S C in field
Galley moving left with stearman and five rowers; vexillum on prow.
23.61 gr
31 mm
12h
Ex.
Stack's Bowers Galleries January 2013 N.Y.I.N.C. lot 5210
Note.
An acrostolium is an ornamental extension of the stem post on the prow of an ancient warship. Often used as a symbol of victory or of power at sea. (numiswiki)
1st-4th Century AD:
The Ship in Imperial Rome
Realizing its importance, Augustus established the Roman navy along lines similar to that of the legions. In addition to a number of key harbors, from which ships could be deployed, he stationed several fleets (Latin classes) in key areas throughout the empire. Among these, the classis Britannica patrolled the channel between Gaul and Britannia, protecting the shipping lanes. Its strategic regional importance is commemorated in the coinage of several of the period usurpers from the area. M. Aurelius Postumus was the first to do so (lots 676-679). His bronze ship issues carry the legend LAETITIA AVG, emphasizing the source of imperial well-being resides in a strong navy. The usurper M. Aurelius Carausius, commander of the classis Britannica under Diocletian, struck coins commemorating, in part, his control of that fleet and its abilities in keeping the sea lanes open (lot 680). His short-lived successor, Allectus, continued the type (lots 681-684).
One important function of the navy was the transportation of the imperial family on state visits. From the time of Augustus, vessels were dispatched to carry the emperor between the capital and the provinces. One such instance is commemorated in a rare bronze as, struck at Patrae in AD 66/7 (lot 609). The reverse depicts the quinquereme used to carry Nero on his infamous tour of Greece. Hadrian’s extensive travels were recorded with a wide variety of ship types struck at Rome (lots 610-622), and in the East (lot 623). An inscription from Ephesus (Syll. III 3241), records that a local captain, L. Erastus, used his ship to transport the emperor while he was in that area. A coin struck at Alexandria (lot 624) is of particular importance for, in the same year as the coin was struck Antinoüs drowned as the imperial party was sailing up the Nile. Hadrian’s successors continued to travel, now to shore up border conflicts or prepare for one of the periodic wars with Persia (lots 625-627; 631-675). By the middle of the third century AD local issues, rather than those minted at the imperial capital, recorded these events, a sign that the center of power was drifting away from Rome itself.
Warships were not the exclusive vessel of the Roman navy. Providing the empire with an uninterrupted supply of grain, as well as other necessary supplies, necessitated the construction of ship for such a purpose. Unlike the warship, which required speed and strength for ramming, the merchantman (Greek nau~ stroggulh; Latin navis oneraria) was of broader beam. Many of these vessels, like the ponto or more common actuaria resembled the shape of a trireme and could be powered by both oars and sails. Since ships of this type were used to transport vital commodities such as wine and grain, they, like the large ponto, are often those shown on coins from the Black Sea (lots 655 and 664-666). The great Roman merchantman, or corbita, often seen in part on imperial issues commemorating the annona, is more familiar (lots 607-608). Powered by two large sails, it featured a rear cabin in the shape of a swan and was the true workhorse of Roman merchant vessels; its type continued well into the Byzantine period.okidoki
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1ds2 Carausius287-293
AE Antoninianus
Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG
COMES AVG, Victory standing left holding wreath & palm. ML in ex
RIC 15
Eutropius recorded: During this period, Carausius, who, though of very mean birth, had gained extraordinary reputation by a course of active service in war, having received a commission in his post at Bononia, to clear the sea, which the Franks and Saxons infested, along the coast of Belgica and Armorica, and having captured numbers of the barbarians on several occasions, but having never given back the entire booty to the people of the province or sent it to the emperors, and there being a suspicion, in consequence, that the barbarians were intentionally allowed by him to congregate there, that he might seize them and their booty as they passed, and by that means enrich himself, assumed, on being sentenced by Maximian to be put to death, the imperial purple, and took on him the government of Britain. . . .
With Carausius, however, as hostilities were found vain against a man eminently skilled in war, a peace was at last arranged. At the end of seven years, Allectus, one of his supporters, put him to death, and held Britain himself for three years subsequently, but was cut off by the efforts of Asclepiodotus, praefect of the praetorian guard. Blindado
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Allectus (RIC 128, Coin #491)
Allectus, RIC 128, AE Quinarius, Camulodunum (Colchester), 293 - 296 AD
Obv: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VIRTVS AVG (QC) Gallery right.
Size: 19.0mm 2.54g
MaynardGee
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Allectus Galley RIC 55ALLECTUS, Quinarius, London, 19mm, 2.23g, RIC 5b pg 563 - 55, Cohen 81
OBV: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped cuirassed bust right
REV: VIRTVS AVG, Galley with mast, right
Q L in exergue
SRukke
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Allectus Galley RIC Vb 55Allectus, Quinarius, London, 294 - 296 AD, 20mm, 2.29g, RIC Vb 55,
OBV: IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
REV: VIRTVS AVG, Galley sailing left, five oarsman.
SRukke
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Allectus Pax London RIC 33 varAllectus, London, Antoninianus, 293 - 296 AD, 22mm, RIC 5b 33 var. (S-P in fields)
OBV: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: PAX AVG S-P in fields ML in exergue, Pax standing left holding olive branch and transverse scepter
RIC V, Part II, -- (cf. RIC V, Part II, 33 for type)
Note: Not in RIC V for combination of field mark, exergue and reverse type.
SRukke
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Allectus QuinariusAllectus, 293-296 AD
Camulodunum; A.D. 293 - A.D. 296
19mm., 2.11g.
IMP C ALLECTVS AVG: Bust of Allectus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
LAETITIA AVG: Galley, right or left, varying number of rowers. Mintmark: QC
References: RIC V Allectus 126
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Allectus, AntoninianusCamulodunum mint
IMP C ALLECTVS PF I AVG, Radiate and draped bust of Allectus right
LAETIT AVG, Laetitia standing left. SP in field, C at exergue
3,84 gr
Ref : RC #3591 v, Cohen #13Potator II
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Allectus- Pax AvgAllectus, summer 293 - 296 or 297 A.D.
Obverse:
Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right
IMP: Imperator, leader of the army
C: Caes
ALLECTVS: Allectus
P F: Pius Felix, Pious and happy
AVG: Augustus, emperor
Reverse:
PAX AVG, the divine peace
PAX: Peace
AVG: Divine
Pax standing left holding scepter and branch
Domination: Bronze antoninianus, Size 16 mm.
Mint: Cologne or Camolodunum mint
Comment: The coin is 'Barbarous'. It's so well established, unfortunately, that we're stuck with it. It refers to coins struck unofficially during times of shortage, which would be comparable with the tokens which circulated in Britain in the late 18th-eatly 19th centuries at a time when there was a shortage of copper coinage. The term 'barbarous' comes from an old, now discredited, idea that they were struck by 'barbarians' outside the empire.
Peter Wissing
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Diocletian 1.03.001Diocletian
Obv IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG
(R. laur cuir)
Rev GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
(Genius standing l holding patera and cornucopiae)
No mint mark
London
10.19g, 26.8 mm x 27.3 mm
RIC VI 6a (C2) LMCC 1.03.001 (R)
(ebay, ex Gillis coins)
(These coins can be distinguished from RIC VI 16a (LMCC 2.01.003) by looking at the bust. The later issues tend to have busts with small heads and elongated necks. This particular coin is of interest because the bust resembles Allectus, the usurper who ruled Britannia before it was reconquered by Rome. It is likely that the mint retained engravers from the London mint of Allectus, in order to produce coins for the tetrarchy.)
Noviomagus
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Diocletian 1.03.004Diocletian
Obv IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG
(R. laur trabeate)
Rev GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
(Genius standing l holding patera and cornucopiae)
No mintmark
London
Not in RIC LMCC 1.03.004 (R)
10.99g 28.4 mm x 29.7 mm
(ex CGB)
(This coin looks as if it is the work of an engraver that previously produced coins for Allectus, as it is different in style to the continental style of coins. These early folles come with cuirassed, draped or trabeate busts. This one appears to be the latter.)Noviomagus
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