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Coin
Unique ID: CORN-3AAB52
Object type certainty: Certain
Roman Republican silver denarius of the moneyer L Thorius Balbus, bull reverse, Mint of Rome, 105 BC RRC p. 323, no. 316/1
Notes:
This coin comes from a very large issue with 450 obverse dies and 562 reverse dies recorded
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 105 BC
Dimensions and weight
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.03 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius serratus (Roman Republic) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Augustus [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Rome (Italy) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin
Obverse inscription: behind head, [I.S.M.R]
Reverse description: bull charging right; control-mark above worn out
Reverse inscription: [L. THORIVS BALBVS]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Status: Regular
Coin references
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Spatial data
Region: South West
County: Cornwall
District: Penwith
Parish: Ludgvan
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SW5032
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th August 2004
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Anna Tyacke
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Identified by: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Monday 30th August 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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