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MEDALLION
Unique ID: FASAM-D129A5
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Published 
Copper alloy coin or medallion with a diameter of 36mm and a weight of 13.23g.
This piece is incredibly worn. On the obverse there is a faint trace of a bust right which might have the features of Carausius (AD 286-93) - sadly this cannot be captured on a photograph. Although this might seem far-fetched, the British Museum has a medallion of Carausius which measures 38mm in diameter and weighs 13.21g. The BM piece is made of orichalcum (brass) and appears to have been overstruck on an earlier dupondius of the first of second centuries AD. It is just possible that this new find is similar. However, this will always remain speculative. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 13.23 g
Diameter: 38 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Medallion
Denomination qualifier: Possibly
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Traces of a bust right, possibly with the features of Carausius
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Indiscernible
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD4660
Four figure Latitude: 54.03314373
Four figure longitude: -2.82593485
1:25K map: SD4660
1:10K map: SD46SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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