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Object Type
Museum number: 1881,0605.1
Denomination: radiate
Description: Copper alloy coin. (Irregular copy?) (whole); Bust of Allectus, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right. (obverse); Pax standing, left, with branch and vertical sceptre. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 293-296
Production place: Minted in: C mint
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 3.92 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: A confused type with reverse proper to Carausius (and portrait with some Carausian features). Probably irregular copy.
Bibliographic references: Burnett (Allectus) / The Coinage of Allectus: Chronology and Interpretation (-); RIC5 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 5. Part 1: Valerian I to Florian. Part 2: Probus to Diocletian (93)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Allectus; Representation of: Pax
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1881
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1881,0605.1

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