Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-23E5D5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Roman coin: a Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-296) (Reece Period 14), reverse unclear, but would have depicted a galley. Obverse legend, IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG, suggests C Mint. It is 18.9mm in diameter and 1.4mm thick. It weighs 1.77gm. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 293
Date to: Exactly AD 296
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.77 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Monday 31st October 2011
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Other reference: PAS form number 1715
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Probably
Obverse description: Radiate (and cuirassed) right
Obverse inscription: IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG
Reverse description: Unclear, but would have depicted a galley
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: [ ]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK8272
Four figure Latitude: 53.238707
Four figure longitude: -0.772813
1:25K map: SK8272
1:10K map: SK87SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.