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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-1A90A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy radiate of Divus Claudius II (barbarous), cont. copy Cun. p.160 no2873 RP14
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.25 mm
Thickness: 1.36 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS1626
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: Divus Claudius (Barbarous Radiate)
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: radiate head right
Obverse inscription: DIV [
Reverse description: altar and fire
Reverse inscription: illeg.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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