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Coin
Unique ID: HAMP-A93AE2
Object type certainty: Certain
A worn and incomplete 1st-century BC Roman silver denarius of Augustus, 'IMP X // ACT', Lyon mint, 15-13 BC (R.I.C. 171a). This coin has suffered a loss to its circumference.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 15 BC
Date to: 13 BC
Dimensions and weight
Length: 19.35 mm
Width: 16.75 mm
Thickness: 2.25 mm
Weight: 3.2 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: Incomplete [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-headed head facing right
Obverse inscription: AVGV[STVS] DIVI [F]
Reverse description: Apollo standing left, holding plectrum and lyre
Reverse inscription: IMP [X]//ACT
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: South West
County: Dorset
District: North Dorset
Parish: Gillingham
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST7927
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Robert Webley
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Identified by: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2717; 15
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 16th February 2010
Updated: Friday 1st April 2011
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