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COIN
Unique ID: ASHM-4533C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy contemporary copy (barbarous radiate) of a ruler of the Gallic Empire, dating to the period AD 275-285. Reverse type illegible. Reece period 14.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Thursday 31st December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD288
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Unspecified ruler (contemporary copy)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Obverse description: Radiate and bearded head, right.
Obverse inscription: [...]S AVG
Reverse description: A seated figure who seems to be resting their right and left hands on the sides of a chair.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: -/-//-
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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