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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-91EDA3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Clipped contemporary forgery of a silver siliqua (clipped) of Julian as Augustus (360-3), VOT X MVLT XX, Lyons, 361-3. RIC VIII Lyon, c.f. 231-232.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 361
Date to: AD 363
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 14.96 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4425
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Siliqua
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Julian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: FL[CL]IVLIANVS PP AV[G] (BLUNDERED LEGEND)
Reverse description: Wreath with VOT/X/MVLT/XX
Reverse inscription: None
Reverse mint mark: LVG
Status: Clipped contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Colchester
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 231-2 |
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