Allectus – Overstruck Mule on Carausius (London Mint)

WRB 10518

ALLECTUS. AD 293–296. Æ Antoninianus (22 mm). Unique overstruck mule. IMP C ALLECTVS [ ] IMP CA[R], radiate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse PAX AVG, Pax standing left holding branch and sceptre, F‑O in field; mintmark [ML] (London). Struck at London circa AD 293. The obverse is overstruck on an antoninianus of Carausius. The overstriking is evident at the end of the legend as the original legend naming Carausius, IMP CA[R], is still present. The reverse is from a die of Carausius with mint control letters F‑O in the field that were only used during his reign. The mintmark, ML, is mostly off‑flan, but the surviving tops of the two letters can still be seen.

£1250.00