Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-4949B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a radiate of uncertain ruler ('barbarous radiate') dating to the period AD 275-85 (Reece period 14). Reverse type unclear.
Diameter: 15.5mm, thickness: 1.0mm, weight: 0.86g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 275
Date to: Exactly AD 285
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Radiate (Barbarous)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Crude radiate, draped bust right
Obverse inscription: Illeg.
Reverse description: Crude standing figure with outstretched arms.
Reverse inscription: Illeg.
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL3463
Four figure Latitude: 52.24887055
Four figure longitude: -0.03856424
1:25K map: TL3463
1:10K map: TL36SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.