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A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate coin forgery, dating from AD275-285
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-11-18 10:41:55
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A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate coin forgery, dating from AD275-285
Description
English: A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate coin forgery, dating from AD275-285 (Reece Period 14). The reverse appears to depict a standing figure, possibly a soldier, with a short skirt. All that is visible of the inscription is AVG. This coin is possibly attempting to copy the VIRTVS AVG type.

Dimensions: diameter: 11.73 mm; weight: 0.70g.

Date between 275 and 296
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FindID: 585874
Old ref: LON-3577B5
Filename: BarbRad-JAn12.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/446428
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/446428/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585874
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