Record ID: WMID317 - ROMAN coin

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID317

Object type certainty: Certain

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The coin has a straight edge which appears to be accidental, not deliberately cut. Weight is low suggesting an imitation.

Notes:

Old record - RIC reference to radiate, but recorded as silver. This coin may have been either a laureate silver ('denarius' or 'argenteus') or a radiate - Finds Adviser, 06/06/2005.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 286
Date to: AD 293

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Argenteus [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Carausius [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reverse description: Probably Salus
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Status: Contemporary copy

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: West Midlands
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
To be known as: HEREFORD AND WORCESTER

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 1997

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Angie Bolton - [ view all attributed records]

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