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COIN

Unique ID: BM-5004C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy Roman as of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to the period c.AD 122-123 (Reece period 6). Possibly P M TR P COS III, S C, FORT RED reverse type depicting Fortuna seated left holding rudder? Mint of Rome. cf. RIC II.3, p. 119, no. 649; cf. RIC II (1st edition), no. 617. If the coin is indeed this type (which is unclear due to the preservation of the reverse) then it is likely to be a Coin of British Association as noted by D. Walker with examples from the Sacred Spring at Bath, Walker, 1988: p. 291, nos. 40-53, pl. XXXI.

Notes:

Possibly Coin of British Association: Hadrian Fortuna

Coin recorded from information and photographs kindly supplied by the finder

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 122
Date to: Circa AD 123

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 25 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Obverse description: Laufreate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]AN HADRIANVS AVG
Reverse description: Fortuna seated left holding rudder?
Reverse inscription: [P M TR P COS III, S C, FORT RED?]
RIC Identifier: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 649
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Swinfen and Packington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1206
Four figure Latitude: 52.65160066
Four figure longitude: -1.82405507
1:25K map: SK1206
1:10K map: SK10NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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