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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-7847A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), ?(PROVID AVG); Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae. Probably London mint; Mintmark: S (A/P)//(ML?). RIC V, pt 2, p. 561, c.f. 36.
Obv. ...L...; Radiate bust right
Rev. ?(PROVID AVG); Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae
Mintmark: S (A/P)//(ML?)
This coin is too unclear to include in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Class: Radiate
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 293
Date to: Exactly AD 296
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.48 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-121
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 bust right
Obverse inscription: ...L...
Reverse description: Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: ?(PROVID AVG)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: S (A/P)//(ML?)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : V pt 2, p. 561, c.f. 36
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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