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Unique ID: WMAS-394B77
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete silver Roman Republican denarius of Julius Caesar, dating to the period 49-48 BC (Reece period 1). CAESAR reverse type depicting an Elephant right, trampling on dragon(?), legend in exergue. Travelling mint moving with Caesar. As RRC, p. 461, no. 443/1.
Current location of find: Herford Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 49 BC
Date to: Circa 48 BC
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 3rd November 2005
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Museum accession number: 2004-78/52
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Moving with Republican issuer
Obverse description: Elephant facing right, trampling dragon.
Obverse inscription: [CAE]SAR (in ex.)
Reverse description: Pontifical emblems - culullus, aspergillium, axe and apex. Border of dots.
Reverse inscription: No inscription
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Republican moneyer: Iulius Caesar, C.
RRC Identifier: RRC 443/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SO6424
Four figure Latitude: 51.913359
Four figure longitude: -2.524779
1:25K map: SO6424
1:10K map: SO62SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Crawford, M.H. | 1975 | Roman Republican Coinage | Cambridge | Cambridge University Press | 461 | No. 443 |