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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-D8AB5E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A highly worn copper-alloy Roman coin probably a barbarous Radiate, (AD275-285), Reece period 14. Broken and very worn.
Obverse: worn and obscured by accretions
Legend: [__]
Reverse: worn and obscured by accretions
Legend: [__]
Measurments - Weight: 0.43g, diameter: 11.46mm, thickness: 0.67mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.25 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 14.62 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Radiate (Barbarous)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3546
Four figure Latitude: 51.16494411
Four figure longitude: 1.35989081
1:25K map: TR3546
1:10K map: TR34NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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