SUSS-7874C1: A silver Roman Republican denarius of C.Postumius (74 BC).

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-7874C1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Roman Republican denarius of C.Postumius (74 BC). Obverse draped bust of Diana right with a bow and quiver on her shoulder. Reverse type, hound running right, hunting spear below.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 74 BC
Date to: Circa 74 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder
Obverse inscription: N/A
Reverse description: Hound running right, hunting spear below
Reverse inscription: [C]POSTUMI
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Republican moneyer: Postumius, C.
Reverse mint mark: TA
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Chiddingly (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5311
Four figure Latitude: 50.87824662
Four figure longitude: 0.17341693
1:25K map: TQ5311
1:10K map: TQ51SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal-detecting.

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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