 | A metal detectorist found a gold coin in Kent with the image of the Roman Emperor Allectus with two kneeling captives at the feet of the god Apollo on the obverse. In power from 293 to 296 AD, Allectus was one of two Roman emperors who ruled Britannia and northern Gaul as an independent nation between 286 and 296 AD. The British Museum owns the only other known examples of this Allectus aureus, and no one has discovered a coin bearing his visage in over 50 years. |  |
The reign of Allectus ended when forces loyal to Emperor Constantius Chlorus invaded Britain, defeating and killing him in 296 AD. The coin was estimated to sell for between $90,000 and $127,000 in 2019. Warring bidders pushed that to $700k.
 | A bronze antoninianus coin of Allectus is notable for the history it reflects. The coin realized a hammer price of €550 ($618 U.S.) against a pre-sale estimate of €200 ($225 U.S.).
Slender and shallow ships were used in Roman rivers until late antiquity and played a significant military role. The ship was easy to navigate and thus sailors could be trained quickly. Each carried 50 men, with 30 of them rowing. |
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