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LOT 3536

Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296. London(?) mint.

IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left; waves and Q[...] below. Cf. RIC V.2 55. Very Fine.(2.16gr, 18mm, 7h.).

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.

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LOT 3536

Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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