Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-F02011
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy contemporary copy (barbarous) radiate, copying a coin of Claudius II, issued c.AD 275-85 (Reece period 14). [CONSEC]RAT[IO] reverse, depicting phoenix?
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Divus Claudius (Barbarous Radiate)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: [DIVVS CLAVDIVS]
Reverse description: Phoenix?
Reverse inscription: [CONSEC]RAT[IO]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL3462
Four figure Latitude: 52.2398855
Four figure longitude: -0.03896047
1:25K map: TL3462
1:10K map: TL36SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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