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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-36DDA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small coin imitating a Roman copper-alloy radiate, also known as a 'barbarous radiate'. These copies are often smaller than the denominations they copy and usually are more crudely executed. This example is very small.
Obverse:- Head of emperor facing right, wearing radiate crown. [...]
Reverse:- figure standing left, holding object in dexter hand [...]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 235
Date to: Circa AD 284
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 7.4 mm
Width: 7.2 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 0.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 21st January 2019 - Friday 21st December 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Londesborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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