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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-B778D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre. Mint of London, S A//ML. RIC V, pt 2, p. 561, no. 33. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's Corpus for RIC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 270
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.08 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Allectus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Radiate and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG
Reverse description: Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre
Reverse inscription: PAX AVG
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: S A//ML
Coin references
- RIC : 5 Pt II 33
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Cambridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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