Record ID: SUR-289696 - ROMAN coin

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Coin

Unique ID: SUR-289696

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Silver-plated denarius of Augustus

A plated copy of a denarius of Augustus, copying a denarius of 7-6 BC with Gaius and Lucius Caesar on the reverse, minted at Lyon. c.f. RIC I, p. 55, reverse as no. 207; c.f. BMC I, plate 14, no. 7 for a copy with head left.

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 6 BC
Date to: AD 14

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 15.67 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Augustus [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Lyon (Lugdunum) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Head left (which is not recorded for official types, but is known from Copies - e.g. BMC pl. 14, no. 7)
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Traces of the two Caesars standing facing
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)

Coin references

BMC : I pl. 14, c.f. no. 7
RIC : I p. 55, c.f. no. 207 (rev.)

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Hart
Parish: Greywell

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SU7150
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr David W Williams - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr David W Williams - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 07.148

References cited

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