Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: BH-EA6503
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman as of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period AD 154-155 (Reece period 7). BRITANNIA COS IIII S C reverse type depicting Britannia seated lef on a rock, head propped on hand? Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC III, p. 142, no. 934. This is probably a 'Coin of British Association', struck in Rome exclusively for use in Britain, with examples noted from the Sacred Spring at Bath (D. Walker 1988: pp. 294, 297-298, nos. 73-122, 136-288, pls. XXXV-VI).
It measures 25.1mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighs 7.19g.
Notes:
Coin of British Association: Antoninus Britannia
Current location of find: With finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 154
Date to: AD 155
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 7.19 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th February 2010
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference: Ver 10/19 - 3
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: [ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left on rock, (head propped on right hand, left hand on rock; round shield and eagle-tipped sceptre to left.)
Reverse inscription: [BRITANNIA COS IIII S C]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 934
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walker, D. | 1988 | The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath, Volume 2: The Finds from the Sacred Spring | Oxford | Oxford University Committee for Archaeology: Monograph No 16 | 297-298 |