The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

Allectus (293-296), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 293-5, radiate and cuirassed bust right, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing left, holding two ensigns, s p in field, c in exergue, 4.30g (RIC 69; Baldwin, NC 1930, no. 109 and pl. xiii, 10, this piece; C 8; Sear 13804; S 687A). Extremely fine and exceptionally well struck, the obverse almost perfectly centred, brown patina; one of the finest Antoninianii of Allectus in private hands £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Colchester (Essex) Hoard, 1927; A.H.F. Baldwin Collection, Glendining Auction, 20-1 November 1969, lot 339