WMID-8FA915: Roman coin: republican denarius (obverse and reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-8FA915

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete struck/ hammered silver Republican denarius of Q.METEL.PIVS SCIPIO IMP, minted in Africa between 47 - 46 BC (diameter: 17.5mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 3.31g). The coin is in a worn and poor condition.

Ref: Crawford, M, H, 1974, 'Roman Republican Coinage Volumes I & II, page 471; plate LIV; ref no 459/1.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Post 47 BC
Date to: Ante 46 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.31 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 29th August 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

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: African Mint
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head of Jupiter facing right. Border of dots.
Obverse inscription: Before: [Q.ME]TEL downwards; below: PIVS.
Reverse description: Elephant facing right. [border of dots].
Reverse inscription: [Above: SCIPIO]; below: [I]M[P].
Republican moneyer: Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, Q.
RRC Identifier: RRC 459/1

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Lichfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1008
Four figure Latitude: 52.66962
Four figure longitude: -1.853558
1:25K map: SK1008
1:10K map: SK10NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crawford, M.H.	1975	Roman Republican Coinage	Cambridge	Cambridge University Press	page 471; plate LIV	ref no 459/1

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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