Record ID: LIN-1CCFF2 - GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL coin

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Coin

Unique ID: LIN-1CCFF2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Late Roman copper alloy nummus

Copper alloy Roman Provincial coin, probably from the city of Hierapolis (Pamukkale) in Phrygia (Western Turkey). It is probably of Caracalla as Caesar (196-8) or Geta as Caesar (198-209). The Rider God appears on coins from several mints in Phrygia. The reverse inscription does suggest Hierapolis, but this type seems to be only recorded for Claudius and Nero (SNG Cop 455-6); however, the type is recorded at the city of Eumenia (SNG Cop 397) so it was used in the region at a later date. Extensive searches (by Sam Moorhead and Richard Ashton) suggest that this coin is unpublished.

The coin has been generously donated by Jean Barker to the British Museum.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: British Museum Collection
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 196
Date to: Ante AD 209

Dimensions and weight

Diameter: 21 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)

Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Mint or issue place: Hierapolis [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse description: Rider god riding right, holding axe
Reverse inscription: (Iε?)[PO?]ΠOΛεITΩN(Greek); NεωKΩPωN(Greek) running from in front of horse into exergue.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: West Lindsey
Parish: Owmby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SK9786
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: Friday 1st January 1960

Personal details

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

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