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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-010204
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), legend unclear, galley left (details unclear, but cabin visible). Mint unclear. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 293
Date to: Circa AD 296
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Q radiate
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Allectus
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: [---]
Reverse description: Galley left with cabin, other details unclear
Reverse inscription: [---]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: - // [ ]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fridaythorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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