Quinarius of Allectus

Mike Ruczynski said I had identified and valued this Roman coin at £100 several years since. Has it gone up, stayed the same or fallen in price?

The coin is a billon half antoninianus or quinarius of Allectus (AD 293-296), who had been the right-hand man of Carausius but eventually murdered him. On the obverse is a radiate and draped bust of Allectus and the legend reads IMP ALLECTVS PF AVG. The is a Roman galley on the reverse with a VERTVS AVG legend above and the mint letters for London (QL) below.

In volume IV of David Sear’s Roman Coins and Their Values this find is listed as number 13870. It is also featured in the Standard Catalogue as number 691.

Valuation

The coin is attractive, it has eye appeal and overall it would grade good VF. The VF price in the Standard Catalogue is £150, which is a bit optimistic for a coin that isn’t particularly rare. Today I would estimate its value at £100 to £120, which isn’t much different to the figure I gave “several years since.”

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