Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-355B9A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a contemporary or barbarous copy of a radiate of Tetricus II (AD 271-274), dating from about AD 275-85 (Reece Period 14). Probably a [SPES AVGG / SPES PVBLICA] reverse type depicting Spes, left holding flower and skirt. Uncertain mint. It is 15.8mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick. It weighs 1.9g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 275
Date to: Circa AD 285
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2018 - Thursday 9th May 2019
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Other reference: PAS form number 3398
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Radiate (Barbarous)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: [... TE]TRICVS CAES
Reverse description: Possibly Spes left holding flower and skirt
Reverse inscription: [...]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Probably
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5097
Four figure Latitude: 53.46737376
Four figure longitude: -1.2482836
1:25K map: SK5097
1:10K map: SK59NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.