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Description: | A complete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy probable barbarous radiate or imitation billon Antoninianus of Claudius II, struck after his death. Obverse: Radiate bust right with a sharp nose and close cropped beard. Inscription: [IMP CLAV]D[IVS AVG]. Reverse: Altar - consecrated in memory. Inscription: [CONSECRATIO]. Mint name: British by provenance. Die axis: 12 o'clock. The coin is slightly worn - very fine condition. The coin has a rusty brown 'sandy' encrusted surface probably due to the water-logged ground conditions, an irregular flan with a small notch and the reverse is struck a little off centre. The coin is likely to date to 270-273AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2011, page 79 no. 79A and Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1986 reprint 1994, page 24 & 25 no. 47 & 55 and page 36 & 37 no. 154. The coin is 17.85mm long, 16.75mm wide, 3.51mm thick, diameter 17.85mm and weighs 3.6g.
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