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COIN
Unique ID: BH-BF2971
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper-alloy Roman coin with some silvering remaining on the surfaces. Radiate, possibly of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), reverse unclear. The coin is sub-oval in shape and has very worn surfaces. It measures 18.9mm long by 16.3mm wide and 1mm thick. The weight is 1.57g. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 285
Date to: AD 297
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th March 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver entry no. 04/64 - coin 66
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate bust right.
Obverse inscription: Too worn.
Reverse description: Standing figure.
Reverse inscription: Too worn.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Hadham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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