Radiate coin
This radiate coin was probably part of the large Roman hoard discovered in Exeter in 1715. The coin was donated to the museum with the collection of local coins collected by the antiquarians Alexander Jenkins, and his grandson William Norton.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- N249
- Category
- Array
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Norton, William John Jenkins, Mr
- Material
- silver
- Common Name
- radiate coin
- Simple Name
- coin
- Inscription Transcription
- IMP.C.M.Q.TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG.; GENIVS EXERCITVS ILLVRICIANI
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 249
- Production Year High
- 251
