Details
LOT 3066
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296.
London mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left, with six rowers; four waves and QL below. RIC V.2 55; Burnett, Coinage 111. Good Very Fine.(2.49gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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