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Unique ID: SOMDOR-552258
Object type certainty: Certain
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Radiate of Carausius (AD 287 - 293), C Mint, PROVID AVG, Providentia standing left with globe and cornucopiae. RIC Volume V, Part II, No. 355. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 297
Date to: AD 293
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.64 g
Diameter: 23.83 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th June 2006
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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: C mint (Uncertain, England)
Obverse description: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG
Reverse description: Providentia standing left with globe and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: P[R]OV[I]D AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: S/P//C
4 Figure: ST2942
Four figure Latitude: 51.172813
Four figure longitude: -3.016974
1:25K map: ST2942
1:10K map: ST24SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | no. 355 |