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COIN
Unique ID: BH-B66FC5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A contemporary forgery (silver on copper-alloy core) of a denarius of Septimius Severus, dating to the period AD 194 - 197 (Reece period 10). P M TR P III COS II P P or similar reverse depicting Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield. Mint of Rome (original coin). RIC IV (I), pp. 97 - 101.
Diameter: 14.6mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 2.2g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 194
Date to: Exactly AD 197
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th March 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/97 - 12
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Septimius Severus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible. Only trace of lettering on coin, due to small flan size.
Reverse description: Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield.
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Lilley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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