Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-4E7021
Object type certainty: Certain
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A late Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius, PAX AVG (Pax standing left, holding branch and vertical sceptre). Possibly -//ML, London. RIC V, pt 2, cf. 101 (This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 23 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Radiate, bearded, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [IMP] C CARAVSIVS P I AVG
Reverse description: Pax standing left holding vertical spear and branch
Reverse inscription: PAX AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: -//(ML?)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF1083
Four figure Latitude: 53.332487
Four figure longitude: -0.349638
1:25K map: TF1083
1:10K map: TF18SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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