Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-5C8401
Object type certainty: Certain
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A very worn roman radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), probably (LEG IIXX PRIMIG), Capricorn left. There appear to be two many letters for this to be LEG II AVG. Mint of London, -//ML. RIC V, pt 2, p. 469, cf. 80. This coin is included in 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: AD 293
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.08 mm
Weight: 2.91 g
Diameter: 22.19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2004
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Other reference: NLM08440
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Obverse description: Radiate, draped (and cuirassed) right
Obverse inscription: [ ... ]AVSIVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Capricorn left
Reverse inscription: Probably (LEG IIXX PRIMIG)
Reverse mint mark: -//ML
4 Figure: SE7801
Four figure Latitude: 53.499924
Four figure longitude: -0.825588
1:25K map: SE7801
1:10K map: SE70SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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