Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-3C601A
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Roman coin; a Radiate of Carausius dating from AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left with a long vertical sceptre in left hand. Mint of London, (F) // O // ML. The coin is 22.2mm diameter, 2mm thick and 2.99g. RIC V, pt 2, p. 472, cf. no. 101. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: Circa AD 293
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.99 g
Diameter: 22.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Thursday 1st October 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2711
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: [... C](ARAVSIVS)[...]
Reverse description: Pax standing left holding vertical sceptre
Reverse inscription: [PAX A]VG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: (F) / O // ML
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4716
Four figure Latitude: 53.63841451
Four figure longitude: -1.29062144
1:25K map: SE4716
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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