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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-5A2744
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper-alloy Roman as of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period AD 154-155 (Reece period 7). BRITANNIA-COS [IIII], S C reverse type depiting Britannia seated left on rock, head propped on right hand, left hand on rock, to left a round shield and eagle-tipped sceptre. Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC III, p. 142, no. 934; BMC 1975. This is a Coin of British Association as listed by D. Walker in his study of the Sacred Spring at Bath, cf. Walker, 1988: pp. 294, 297-8, nos. 73-122, 136-288, pls. XXXV-VI.
Notes:
Coin of British Association: Antoninus Britannia
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 154
Date to: AD 155
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.06 g
Diameter: 24.3 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4439
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust of Antoninus, laureate, facing right
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P XVIII
Reverse description: Britannia, wearing a cloak and breeches, seated left on a rock, head propped on right hand, left hand resting on rock; in front a large round shield with central spike; behind a transverse vexillium projecting upwards to left
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIA CO[S IIII], S C
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 934
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Colchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 1977 |
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