NARC-004C6C: NARC-004C6C : As : Antoninus Pius

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-004C6C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy As of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61), probably dating to c. AD 151-2 (Reece Period 7), probably [SALVS AVG COS III S C], Salus standing left, feeding snake at altar and holding vertical sceptre. Mint of Rome.

This coin may be an example of a contemporary copy known as a limesfalsum see: BH-9ACD6C and NARC-53510E

Diameter: 24.25mm, Thickness: 3.33mm, Weight: 6.5g

The coin is missing small portions of its outer flan.

As RIC III, p. 138, cf. no. 900a.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 151
Date to: Circa AD 152

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.33 mm
Weight: 6.5 g
Diameter: 24.25 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Salus standing left, feeding snake at altar and holding vertical sceptret
Reverse inscription: [SALVS AVG COS III]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: S/[C]
Status: Contemporary Copy (Limesfalsum)
Status qualifier: Possibly

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Holland (District)
Parish or ward: Sutton St. Edmund (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3510
Four figure Latitude: 52.67090199
Four figure longitude: -0.00492437
1:25K map: TF3510
1:10K map: TF31SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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