LVPL-7272F8: Copper alloy radiate of Carausius, (286-293).

Rights Holder: National Museum Liverpool
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-7272F8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14). Obv: [ ]ARAVSIVS[ ]; radiate bust right. Rev: P[AX A]VG; Pax standing left, holding branch and vertical sceptre. Unattributed Mint,. -//- RIC V, pt 2, p. 535, cf 878ff. 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: AD 293

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 20.31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Unattributed
Obverse description: Radiate bust right.
Obverse inscription: [ ]ARAVSIVS[ ]
Reverse description: Pax standing left, holding branch and vertical sceptre
Reverse inscription: P[AX A]VG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: -//-

Coin references

RIC : V, pt 2 cf 878ff

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Harbury

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: ESS-B47F36
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Copper alloy Roman radiate of Carausius, circa AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Una…
Workflow: Published

Find number: LEIC-E58DB6
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Roman copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286 - 293) (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Unattr…
Workflow: Published

Find number: SF-4FFAB5
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. Unattri…
Workflow: Published

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.