Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-943906
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A very worn and corroded, now incomplete, irregular 3rd-century copper-alloy Roman radiate copying Divus Claudius II, 'CONSECRATIO' (altar), uncertain mint (c. 275 - c. 285 AD; Reece issue period 14).
This coin has suffered some significant circumferential losses.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.2 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.68 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd October 2011
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Other reference: E3229
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Radiate (Barbarous)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Bust radiate facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible [DIVO CLAVDIO]
Reverse description: Flaming altar
Reverse inscription: [...]SEC[...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.