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ID number: BIRBI-R2455 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Allectus; Camulodunum Denomination: Quinarius Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, Essex, Colchester Culture: Roman Date made: 293-296 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 2.28 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 828. W. Gilbert, 1924. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Allectus, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Galley, facing r., with mast, oars and crew.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP C ΛLLECTSS ΛVC (Imperator Caesar Allectus Augustus). Reverse: …ITIΛ ΛVᴗ (Joy of the Emperor). In Exergue: QC
Bibliography: RIC V 126
Notes: According to RIC, the QC in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Camulodunum.
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