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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-7770E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman Copper alloy Radiate, possibly of Claudius II 268-70AD (Reece period 13).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.57 g
Diameter: 14 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Claudius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: right facing bearded radiate bust (cropped beard small chin)
Reverse description: standing female figure with staff and anchor?
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Knapwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL3360
Four figure Latitude: 52.22215748
Four figure longitude: -0.05438244
1:25K map: TL3360
1:10K map: TL36SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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