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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-6AAD79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman silver denarius of Trajan dating to AD 100 (Reece period 5). PM TRP COS III PP reverse type depicting The Emperor sitting with a torch and a wreath. Mint of Rome.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.15 g
Diameter: 18.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM4913; 302
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: Wreath head
Obverse inscription: IMP CAES NERVA TRAJAN AVG GERM
Reverse description: Emperor sitting with a torch and a wreath
Reverse inscription: PM TRP COS III PP
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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