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LOT 3275
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
'C' mint; struck 295-296. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left, with five rowers, mast and cabin, no waves below; QC below. RIC V 128; Rogiet 1041; Burnett, Coinage 215. Near Very Fine.(2.74gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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