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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-83CBCA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy Roman radiate of Carausius dating to the period AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint.
This coin appears to have been drilled through its centre.
This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Notes:
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Evidence of reuse: Drilled
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 286
Date to: Exactly AD 293
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.59 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Possibly radiate bust left.
Obverse inscription: [...]CAR[...]
Reverse description: Indiscernible.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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