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COIN
Unique ID: NCL-AE9AE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Billon Tetradrachm of Diocletian (284-305) Mint of Alexandria, AD 285-6 Obverse: AKOVAΔIOKHTIANOCCEB; laureate bust r. Reverse: Eirene (Pax) standing left, holding olive-branch in r. hand and transverse sceptre in left. L - B (= date: 285/6) Reference: BMC Greek, Alexandria, p. 2493var Curtis The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt p. 164, no. 1976 Milne, Catalogue of Alexandridan Coins, p. 114, no. 4774 The outer edge is unevenly worn. This object was found on the coast at South Shields in the 1890s, where Eastern coins are known from a hoard, possible shipwreck, and as individual finds.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Date from: AD 285
Date to: AD 286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.38 mm
Weight: 7.6 g
Diameter: 20.33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1890
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Tetradrachm view all attributed records
Ruler/issuer: Diocletian
Mint or issue place: Alexandria, Egypt
Obverse description: Laureate bust right.
Obverse inscription: AKOVAΔIOKHTIANOCCEB
Reverse description: Eirene (Pax) standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left.
Reverse inscription: L - B to either side of Pax
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: South Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
District: South Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ3768
Four figure Latitude: 55.005197
Four figure longitude: -1.423063
1:25K map: NZ3768
1:10K map: NZ36NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis, J.W. | 1990 | The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt | New York | Durst Publications Limited | |||
| Milne, J.G. | 1971 | Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins | Oxford |
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