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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-F6F586
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), SPES PVBL(IC[ ]?), Spes advancing left holding flower and skirt. Mint unclear. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008
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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: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP [ ... ] AVG
Reverse description: ?Spes advancing left, holding skirt and flower
Reverse inscription: (SPES PVBL)(IC[ ]?)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: Unclear
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Pocklington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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