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ID number: BIRBI-R2452 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Oman, Charles Maker: Allectus; Londinium Denomination: Quinarius Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, London Culture: Roman Date made: 293-296 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 2.54 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 204. Ex Sir Charles Oman Collection, 1949. |
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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 ALLECTVS P F AVG (Imperator Caesar Allectus Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: VIRTVS AVC (Imperial Courage). In Exergue: QL
Bibliography: RIC V 55
Notes: According to RIC, the QL in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Londinium.
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