SUSS-CE01FD: Roman Coin: Radiate of Carausius

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Unique ID: SUSS-CE01FD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A double-struck copper-alloy Roman radiate coin of Carausius, dating from AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). Reverse type possibly Pax. Mint unclear. The obverse has been double-struck slightly, skipping the image of the bust and the legend. The reverse seems to have been struck once with the reverse type and another time with a similar, yet different bust to the obverse, or it might be an overstrike. It is difficult to edit this entry from the image alone. This coin has been included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.

Notes:

Photograph not to standard. Coin's detail is in extremely low relief from surface abrasion; therefore detail is difficult to define in photography.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013

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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
Obverse description: Radiate, draped and possibly cuirassed bust right.
Obverse inscription: (I I I) CARAVSIVS PI AG
Reverse description: illegible; double-struck seated figure with unclear obverse bust struck over this.
Reverse inscription: illegible; PRO [?] A (in retrograde and counter-clockwise)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Buriton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7418
Four figure Latitude: 50.95668701
Four figure longitude: -0.94778423
1:25K map: SU7418
1:10K map: SU71NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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