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COIN
Unique ID: BM-8FBEF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy radiate of Claudius II (AD 268-70), dating to AD 268-70 (Reece Period 13), VIRTVS AVG. Mint of Rome. Cunetio, p. 134, no. 1969.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 268
Date to: Exactly AD 270
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.29 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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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: Claudius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 13 [260-275]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate, cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: IMP C C[LAVDIV]S AVG
Reverse description: Virtus standing left, holding branch and vertical spear; on ground, a shield
Reverse inscription: [VIRTVS AVG]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Hambleden area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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