COIN

Unique ID: NCL-7C1717

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A worn silver denarius of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), LIBERO PATRI reverse type, Rome mint. (197 AD, Reece Period 10, RIC volume IV 99)

Notes:

SF 654

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 197

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 1994 - Friday 1st December 1995

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Philippa Walton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Philippa Walton - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Septimius Severus [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222] [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Obverse description: Laureate bearded emperor facing right.
Obverse inscription: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII

Reverse description: Liber crowning himself with panther at feet.
Reverse inscription: [L]IBERO [PATRI]

A resized image of Roman Coin: Denarius of Septimius Severus

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Spatial metadata

Region: North East
County: Durham
District: Darlington
Parish: Piercebridge

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ2115
Four figure Latitude: 54.529849 Four figure longitude: -1.677018
1:25K map: NZ2115
1:10K map: NZ21NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water[scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

Cliffe [Hall]

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References cited

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