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Unique ID: WAW-FAF688
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman coin: radiate of Allectus minted between AD 293 and 296 (Reece Period 14), VIRTVS AVG, Galley left with mast and cabin, but no waves. C Mint, QC. RIC V, pt 2, p. 569, no. 128. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 293
Date to: AD 296
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 19.97 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th August 2006
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Other reference: Finders Ref. 8ROM9
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Q radiate
Ruler/issuer: Allectus
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: C mint (Uncertain, England)
Obverse description: Radiate and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Galley left with mast and cabin (and five oars); no waves
Reverse inscription: VIRTVS AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - // QC
4 Figure: SP1456
Four figure Latitude: 52.202054
Four figure longitude: -1.796569
1:25K map: SP1456
1:10K map: SP15NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | No. 128 |