Record ID: LON-EDEF06 - ROMAN coin

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Coin

Unique ID: LON-EDEF06

Object type certainty: Certain

A Roman copper alloy coin: quadrans of Claudius (AD41).

Obverse: Modius Obverse inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG Reverse: SC Reverse inscription: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT Mint: Rome Die axis measurement: 12.00

Roman Imperial Coinage Vol 1, p. 126, no. 84

Dimensions: diameter: 19.64mm; weight: 2.88g.

Notes:

Quadrantes are extremely rare as site finds in Britain. They were struck mainly for use in Italy. Only a few other quadrantes have been recorded on the PAS database, for example: Goostrey (Cheshire – LVPL-05B7D1), Beverley (Yorskshire – YORYM – C11BD1), Colchester (Essex – EE5CF3) and Kempsey (Worcestershire – WM1D2874). The quadrans was the smallest Roman denomination – there were 4 quadrantes to an As, therefore 64 quadrantes to the denarius, and 1,600 to the aureus.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
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: AD 41

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 2.88 g
Diameter: 19.64 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Quadrans [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Claudius [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 2 [41-54] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Rome (Italy) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Modius
Obverse inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG
Reverse description: S C
Reverse inscription: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Status: Regular

Coin references

RIC : Vol I (2 ed) p. 126, no. 84

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
To be known as: South Oxfordshire

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Roger Smith - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]

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