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Unique ID: SUR-B50F3B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), [SALVS AVG or AVGGG], Salus standing right feeding snake. Mint of London. RIC V, pt 2, p. 478, cf. nos. 161 & 164. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.79 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Other reference: 14-595
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Obverse description: A radiate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...] AVG
Reverse description: Salus standing right feeding snake held in arms
Reverse inscription: [SALVS] AVG or AVGGG
Reverse mint mark: S P // [ML]XXI
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP9340
Four figure Latitude: 52.05059644
Four figure longitude: -0.64520512
1:25K map: SP9340
1:10K map: SP94SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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