HAMP-39ED67: Roman coin: Radiate of Allectus

Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-39ED67

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A worn and corroded late 3rd-century Roman copper-alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), LAETITIA AVG, Galley right with mast, no cabin and four rowers; no waves. C Mint, QC. RIC V, pt 2, p. 569, no. 125. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 293
Date to: Exactly AD 296

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 1.65 mm
Weight: 1.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st July 2011

Rally details.

This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Ropley (31/07/11)

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: E3184

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Q radiate
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Allectus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: C mint (Uncertain, England)
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust radiate and draped facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP C ALLECTVS P (AVG)
Reverse description: Galley right with mast, no cabin, four rowers; no waves
Reverse inscription: LAETIT[IA] AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: - // QC
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : V, pt 2 p. 569, no. 125

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6332
Four figure Latitude: 51.083868
Four figure longitude: -1.101949
1:25K map: SU6332
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: HAMP-0F99E1
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A very worn and corroded late 3rd-century copper-alloy Roman Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6), LAETITIA AVG, Galley left with mast (no cabin?…
Workflow: Published

Find number: SOM-9838F7
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Copper alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), LAETITIA AVG, Galley right with mast, four rowers, and no cabin, no waves. C…
Workflow: Published

Find number: LIN-D49043
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A late Roman copper alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), LAETITIA AVG, Galley right with mast, no cabin, four oars, stee…
Workflow: Published

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.