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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-FFEAF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete and pierced Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate, copying Divus Claudius dating to the period c. AD 275-285 (Reece period 14).
Obverse: [...]; Radiate head right
Reverse: [...]; Garlanded altar
Diameter: 15.5mm. Weight: 1.56g. DA=12:12.
The coin has been pierced with a circular hole, 1.8mm in diameter, at about 3 o' clock on the obverse.
Cf. Normanby, p. 205, no. 1832
Evidence of reuse: The coin has been pierced with a circular hole, 1.8mm in diameter, at about 3 o’ clock on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Period of reuse: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.56 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th March 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-1-132
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)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate head right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Garlanded altar
Reverse inscription: [...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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