WAW-5C1906: Roman Coin: Radiate of Carausius

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-5C1906

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A coppper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD286-293) dating to AD286-293 (Reece Period 14). PROVID AVG reverse depicting Providentia standing left, holding a baton and cornucopiae, a globe at her foot. C mint (uncertain location in Britain). RIC V, Part II, page 505, no 498

Diameter: 24.67mm. Thickness: 1.55mm. Weight: 3.93g. Die axis: 6 o'clock. Recorded according to Parish. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 286
Date to: Exactly AD 293

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.55 mm
Weight: 3.93 g
Diameter: 24.67 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 1999 - Wednesday 1st January 2014

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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]
Mint or issue place: C mint (Uncertain, England)
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right
Obverse inscription: (IMP C C)ARAVSIVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae; at foot, globe
Reverse inscription: PROVID AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: S/C//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Offchurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3665
Four figure Latitude: 52.28197035
Four figure longitude: -1.47371775
1:25K map: SP3665
1:10K map: SP36NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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