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COIN
Unique ID: RAH1318
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this. The National Finds Adviser has revised this record.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 383
Date to: AD 388
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.25 mm
Weight: 1.67 g
Diameter: 16.71 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1998 - Saturday 1st January 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Siliqua
Ruler/issuer: Magnus Maximus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed draped & cuirassed right (very worn)
Obverse inscription: [D] N MAG MA[XIM]VS [P F] AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated facing left holding globe & spear
Reverse inscription: VIRTUS ROMANORUM
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: -//TRPS
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TOWCESTER
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1988 | Roman Coins and their Values | Seaby | 354 | 4201 |
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