Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-8F8D66
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Roman Q-Radiate of the Emperor Allectus, dating to the period AD 293-296 (Reece Period 14) VIRTVS AVG reverse type depicting a galley right with mast, cabin and at least two rowers; waves. The obverse legend might be IMP C ALLECTVS P F I AVG which is not published for London Mint. London Mint. RIC V, pt 2 -. This coin is included in 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
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
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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]
Obverse description: Radiate and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: IMP C A[LLE]CTVS P F (I?) AVG
Reverse description: Galley right with mast, cabin, at least two rowers and waves
Reverse inscription: VI[RTVS AVG]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - // (QL)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU1352
Four figure Latitude: 51.26700861
Four figure longitude: -1.81505211
1:25K map: SU1352
1:10K map: SU15SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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