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COIN
Unique ID: BH-CC8901
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Class: Denarius
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 145
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 3.09 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 06/46 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AV[G PI]-VS PP TR P XVIII
Reverse description: Vesta standing left, holding a (possibly) torch and sacrificing over altar.
Reverse inscription: COS IIII
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Ashwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | no. 238 |
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