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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-5F1140
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), unclear female standing left, probably Providentia or Laetitia. Probably mint of London, (S P//ML). This coin has been noted for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 293
Date to: Circa AD 296
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 1996
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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
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 P F AVG)
Reverse description: Probably Laetitia or Providentia standing left
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse mint mark: (S P//ML)
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Fleet Marston
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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