Record ID: WMID-A04D6E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete illegible silver coin, of uncertain dating, but possibly Roman. Both the obverse and reverse types are heavily worn and illegible.The coin has been burnt and folded in half. XRF analysis using a handheld XRF device has indicated that the coin has been made from a silver and copper alloy, with trace amounts of lead and iron present. Diameter: 16.7 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm Weight: 2.7 g
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
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Record ID: WMID-2E9C23
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver possible coin, of possible Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The possible coin is misshapen, possibly due to having been subjected to a heat source. Both the obverse and reverse are unclear. It is possible to make out the remains of probable letters along one edge, reading [ ]IVS[ ]. Diameter: 13.70 mm Thickness: 1.93 mm Weight: 1.3 g. The identification of this artefact as a coin is only a possibility, due to the shape and thickness. It is possibly a piece of undiagnostic casting waste.
Created on: Thursday 20th June 2013
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
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Record ID: WMID-9A8893
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but heavily worn, struck / hammered copper alloy coin, of uncertain dating (AD 200 to AD 1650). The coin is heavily worn, but it is possible to determine a crowned head facing left with pointy beard on the obverse and a possible standing figure on the reverse. The bust on the obverse is similar to that of Charles I of England (AD 1625 to AD 1649) but the size of the copper alloy coin and reverse is not consistent with the range of coins known from that period. The other possibility is that this coin is a heavily worn radiate of uncertain Emperor, but of Roman dating (AD 2…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2013
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