Record ID: BH-6B4067
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD c. 286-293) (Reece Period 14), ADVE[NTVS AVG], emperor riding left. Mintmark: -//RSR, commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt. 2, pp. 508-9, cf. nos. 535/536var. The coin has a heavy verdigris with crude lettering, which is not unusual for the RSR issue, but it might be a contemporary copy. Measures 18mm in diameter, 1.6mm thick and weighs 2.2g. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silsoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-059652
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), London Mint (RSR), EXPECTATE VENI. Mintmark: -//RSR, commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 510, no. 554. The obverse has a cuirass, but not pteryges. This coin is only slightly worn and corroded. It measures 19.4mm diameter, by 2.4mm thick and weighs 4.27g. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Friday 2nd June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Hertfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-404120
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly worn and corroded silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), probably ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor riding left, captive before. Mintmark: -//(RSR); commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. The obverse type is unclear and might be a bare bust (this is not published). RIC V, pt 2, p. 508, cf. no. 535ff. Measures 19mm in diameter, by 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.94g. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. The style of the bust and the apparently broken obverse legend are unusual. The bust is more Tetrarchic. The Adventus type suggests…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Hertfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-60C9C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius, dating from AD c. 286-293 (Reece Period 14). CONCORDIA MILITVM reverse depicting a pair of clasped hands. Mintmark: -//•RSR;commonly attributed to London, but to be studeid more. RIC V (part II), p. 510, no. 548 variant. •RSR (with pellet) is not recorded in RIC. There is also a small ring at the centre of the neck which could well be the result of a die flaw. Dimensions: 18.9mm diameter, 2.3mm thick. Weight: 4.25g. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.