WMID-316C94: Roman coin: barbarous radiate of a 3rd century emperor (obverse and reverse).

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Unique ID: WMID-316C94

Object type certainty: Certain
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A barbarous radiate of the 3rd century AD (diameter: 15mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 2.94g). A heavily blundered and crude example, particularly on the reverse. The coin is in a worn and poor condition.

Notes:

The antoniniani of the late 3rd century, particularly those of the emperors Claudius Gothicus, Tetricus I and tetricus II, were frequently imitated in Gaul and Britain. Some of these copies are almost as good as the originals,but most are very crude productions with badly blundered legends and almost unrecognizable types. They are very often found in this country (Sear, page 268).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 200
Date to: Ante AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.94 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th July 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material:
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Radiatting bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: Various letters as part of inscription are illegible, but 'M' and 'V' are visible.

Reverse description: Possibly two figures, but the detail is too blundered and crude to help identification.
Reverse inscription: Only line markings are visible around the edge of the coin.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Bromsgrove (District)
To be known as: Alvechurch

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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