HESH-E3F277: Silver denarius of Otho (69AD).

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Unique ID: HESH-E3F277

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete silver Roman denarius of Otho (AD 69), dating to the period c.AD 69. SECVRITAS P R reverse type depicting Securitas left holding wreath and sceptre. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 260, nos. 8, 10.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 69
Date to: Exactly AD 69

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.89 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th May 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Otho
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 3 [54-68]
Obverse description: Bust with head bare, facing right
Obverse inscription: [IMP M OTHO CAE]SAR AVG [TR P]
Reverse description: Securitas standing left holding wreath and sceptre
Reverse inscription: [SECVRI]TAS P R
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

RIC : I (2nd ed.) p. 260, no. 8, 10

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bayston Hill (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ4909
Four figure Latitude: 52.676289
Four figure longitude: -2.755732
1:25K map: SJ4909
1:10K map: SJ40NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G.	1976	Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum	London	British Museum Press		17
Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A.	1936	Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius	London	Spink and Son Ltd		8

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Recording Institution: HESH
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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