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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-2632E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman silver siliqua of Arcadius (AD 383-408) dating to the period AD 397-402 (Reece Period 21). VIRTVS RO-MANORVM reverse type depicting Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear (Hoxne type B). Mint of Milan. As RIC X, no. 1227; Hoxne. p. 145, no. 706.
Notes:
Finder ref no.106.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 397
Date to: Circa AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.53 g
Diameter: 16.66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999 - Sunday 31st January 1999
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Siliqua
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Arcadius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 21 [388-402]
Mint or issue place: Mediolanum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear
Reverse inscription: VIRTVS RO-[MANORVM]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: -//MDPS
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : X no. 1227
- Hoxne : p. 145, no. 707
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Pocklington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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