Record ID: LIN-7E5F58 - GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL coin

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Coin

Unique ID: LIN-7E5F58

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Roman republican denarius

Copper alloy Greek coin of the 3rd-1st century BC. The reverse probably depicts a tripod. The inscription on the reverse is too unclear to identify either a ruler or city. Tripods were used on coins of many Greek cities in this period.

Chronology

Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Greek [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 15 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]

Coin data (numismatics)

Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Reverse description: Probably Tripod (or just possibly a trident)
Reverse inscription: A few illegible Greek letters
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
To be known as: Heckington

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]

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