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Coin
Unique ID: LANCUM-15C602
Object type certainty: Certain
Early Roman silver denarius of Augustus (27BC - AD 14) dating from c. 15-13BC, minted in Lyon (Lugdunum).
Coin not seen by FLO; image kindly provided by finder.
Notes:
This type was not struck in silver for the later IMP XII issue; its style suggests that it is an original issue of Augustus, not a revival issue of the Civil Wars (AD 68).
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post 15 BC
Date to: Ante 13 BC
Dimensions and weight
Length: 19.5 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3 g
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]
Completeness: Complete [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: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: [AVGVSTVS DIVI F]
Reverse description: bull butting right
Reverse inscription: [?IMP X]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Status: Regular
Coin references
- RIC : I, p. 52 c.f. 167a
Spatial data
Region: East
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
To be known as: Cambridge
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2008
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Dot Boughton
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Identified by: Dr David Shotter - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 12th August 2008
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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