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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-266D43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman silver coin: a denarius of Caracalla (AD198-217), SECVRIT ORBIS reverse showing Securitas seated left. It is 19.1mm in diameter and 2.1mm thick. It weighs 3.16gm. Reference: Sear, volume 2, number 6886 which cites RIC 351b. Wildwinds says that RIC 351 (Laodicea) is the same as RIC 44.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 199
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3.16 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 28th March 2011 - Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1818
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: A draped and cuirassed, laureate bust of the emperor, facing right.
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse description: Securitas reclining on a throne, facing left, holding a sceptre in her right hand, her head resting on her left hand.
Reverse inscription: SECVRIT ORBIS
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Barnsdale
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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