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Unique ID: PUBLIC-8457F9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Roman denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), dating to the period c.AD 194-195 (Reece period 10). Mint of Rome. As RIC IV.1, p. 97, no. 48 for the reverse type. This coin appears to combine an obverse of AD 194 (IMP III) with a reverse type of AD 195 (COS II P P).
Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, Laureate head right
Reverse type: P M TR P II COS II P P, Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 194
Date to: Circa AD 195
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.22 mm
Weight: 3.7 g
Diameter: 17.74 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th July 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Septimius Severus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III
Reverse description: Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre
Reverse inscription: P M TR P II COS II P P
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: TL9861
Four figure Latitude: 52.21163108
Four figure longitude: 0.89666015
1:25K map: TL9861
1:10K map: TL96SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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