Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: NMS-9A2C3C
Object type certainty: Certain
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Worn and corroded Roman radiate coin of the emperor Postumus. Reverse; standing figure. Mint unknown. Obverse; bearded radiate bust facing right, [...]STVM[...]. Further details illegible. Circa 260-269 AD. Reece period 13.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 269
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.64 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2011
This object was found at Urchfont 2011
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Postumus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 13 [260-275]
Obverse description: Bearded radiate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [..]STVM[...]
Reverse description: Standing figure
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU0555
Four figure Latitude: 51.29410872
Four figure longitude: -1.92967649
1:25K map: SU0555
1:10K map: SU05NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.