WAW-52B955: Roman coin: Radiate of Allectus

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-52B955

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293 - 296) (Reece Period 14), VIRTVS AVG, Galley left with mast, cabin, five or six rowers; waves. Mint of London, QL. RIC V, pt 2, p. 563, no. 55. 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: Circa AD 293
Date to: Circa AD 296

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.24 g
Diameter: 19.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2011 - Saturday 30th April 2011

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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: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Allectus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [IM]P C [ALL]ECTVS [PF AVG]
Reverse description: Galley left with mast, cabin, five or six rowers; waves
Reverse inscription: [V]IRTVS A[VG]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: - // QL
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : V, pt 2 p. 563, no. 55

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Cleeve Prior (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0849
Four figure Latitude: 52.13924
Four figure longitude: -1.884524
1:25K map: SP0849
1:10K map: SP04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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