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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-07BF6A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), FORTVNA AVG, Salus seated left feeding snake rising from altar. No mintmark; Unattributed Mint. This coin is not published and is the only example of its type in Sam Moorhead's corpus for a new edition of RIC. There is a radiate with a MLXXI mintmark with a similar style Salus - Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 211, Lot 402 (3 6 2009) - but the denarius was probably struck earlier in the reign. This record will be updated when more research has been carried out. 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: 5.4 g
Diameter: 20.78 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Unattributed
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Salus seated left feeding snake, rising from altar, with two hands outstretched
Reverse inscription: FORTVNA AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: - // -
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Compton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5280
Four figure Latitude: 51.51653691
Four figure longitude: -1.25199663
1:25K map: SU5280
1:10K map: SU58SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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