Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-609B65
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy radiate of Carausius, 286-93 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. C Mint, S C//-. RIC V, pt 2, p. 504, cf. 475. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.68 g
Diameter: 18 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: C mint (Uncertain, England)
Obverse description: Radiate [bust] right
Obverse inscription: [IMP] C CARAVSIVS P F [AVG]
Reverse description: Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre
Reverse inscription: PAX AVG
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: S C//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SK5305
Four figure Latitude: 52.64016389
Four figure longitude: -1.21820401
1:25K map: SK5305
1:10K map: SK50NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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