Record ID: SUSS-846943 - ROMAN coin

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Unique ID: SUSS-846943

Roman copper-alloy plated irregular as of Claudius with an iron core, 43-60 AD.

As the iron core has rusted it has expanded pushing open cracks or weak points in the copper coating. The coin is 1.8mm thick, 4.7mm including the corrosion. The copper alloy coating is c.0.2mm thick.

Many copies of Claudian period asses were struck in Britain in the decades following the invasion of AD 43. This was because there was a serious shortage of small change for the up to 50,000 or so Roman soldiers in the Province to use. It is now reckoned that many of these coins were in fact semi-official, being struck at legionary bases such as Colchester. The "Minerva" As was the most common type copied. This coin is very unusual in being a copper plated iron copy and may be an unofficial, illegal, copy rather than a semi-official copy.

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 8.33 g
Diameter: 25.9 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Iron [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: As [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Claudius [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 2 [41-54] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Head facing left
Obverse inscription: [...]VS CA[E...]
Reverse description: Minerva advancing right with raised spear and shield
Reverse inscription: S-C
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)

Coin references

Boon : pl. IV, c.f. 50-52 for general type

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: West Sussex
District: Arun
To be known as: Near Findon

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th March 2010

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Laura Burnett - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Laura Burnett - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]

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