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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-FBFA67
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), Reece period 5, COS V (AD 103-11), Group V, COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC reverse type, with DAC CAP in exergue, mint of Rome, cf. BMC III, plate 15, fig.15, no.390.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 111
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.03 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Thursday 31st July 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: laureate draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER D[AC] P M TR P
Reverse description: Dacian wearing peaked cap, tunic and breeches, seated left on a pile of arms with right knee raised and bent and right elbow resting on right knee; to the left two curved swords, to the right shields
Reverse inscription: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC // DAC CAP
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Illogan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW6442
Four figure Latitude: 50.2307903
Four figure longitude: -5.31045616
1:25K map: SW6442
1:10K map: SW62SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G. | 1976 | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 84, plate 15, fig.15, | no.390 |
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