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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-AFDA51

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate (AD 275-285) of Claudius II (AD 268-270). SPES PVBLICA reverse. Dimensions: diameter 19.02mm; weight 1.86g

This object is part of a much larger collection that was found over twenty-five years of fieldwalking over the same site.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 275
Date to: AD 285

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 19.02 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Thursday 1st January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Cashmore No. 435

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: Radiate (Barbarous)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: IM[....]S AVG
Reverse description: Spes walking left with flower
Reverse inscription: [SPE]S [PVBLIC]A
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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