Early Roman copper denarius of Julia Domna dating from c. 196-211, possibly votive. RIC 4 (Julia). 574.<\/p>\n
A metallurgical analysis would be useful to see if there is any silver present. If it is entirely of base metal, then its purpose will certainly have been votive. A number of similar examples from the Maryport area were recorded (in the Netherhall collection; not the PAS database), though they have since disappeared.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"LANCUM-553730","id":"392207","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-06-01 19:37:39","broadperiod":"ROMAN","updated":"2011-09-20 21:05:17","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4C055373001084","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":null,"datefound1":"2010-04-02","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"188","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"392207","old_findID":"LANCUM-553730","uniqueID":"PAS4C055373001084","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":"1.1","diameter":"17","quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"ROMAN","numdate1":"196","numdate2":"211","description":"
Early Roman copper denarius of Julia Domna dating from c. 196-211, possibly votive. RIC 4 (Julia). 574.<\/p>\n
A metallurgical analysis would be useful to see if there is any silver present. If it is entirely of base metal, then its purpose will certainly have been votive. A number of similar examples from the Maryport area were recorded (in the Netherhall collection; not the PAS database), though they have since disappeared.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-06-01 19:37:39","updated":"2011-09-20 21:05:17","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":null,"datefound1":"2010-04-02","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":null,"dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":"3","reason":null,"username":"dboughton","fullname":"Dot Boughton","institution":"LANCUM","usernameUpdate":"dboughton","fullnameUpdate":"Dot Boughton","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Struck or hammered","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":null,"cert":null,"periodFrom":"ROMAN","periodTo":"ROMAN","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Mrs Dot Boughton","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mrs Dot Boughton","county":"CUMBRIA","parish":null,"district":"BARROW IN FURNESS","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"SD3247","map10k":"SD27SE","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Barrow","source":"Calculated from postcode","obverse_description":"diademed bust right","obverse_inscription":"IVL[IA DOMNA] AVGVSTA","reverse_description":"Pietas left","reverse_inscription":"PIETAS PVBLICA","denomination":"Denarius (Empire)","degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":"10","die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":"Regular","rulerQualifier":"1","denominationQualifier":"1","mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":"illegible","statusQualifier":"1","tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":"Julia Domna","ruler2":null,"period_name":"Period 10","date_range":"193-222","mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":"28","mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"287765","f":"LVMDSG553730.jpg","imagedir":"images\/dboughton\/"}]}