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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-280BF7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Notes:
This coin is a common type struck amongst a large issue of coins for the 3 Triumvirs of the 2nd Triumvirate (formed after the defeat of Cassius and Brutus in 42 BC): Mark Antony, Octavian and Lepidus. However, this coin does not name any of them, but only names the moneyer.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 42 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.01 mm
Weight: 3.3 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius serratus (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre
Reverse description: Diana standing facing with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand
Reverse inscription: P. CLODIVS on r.; M.F. on left
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Clodius, P.
RRC Identifier: RRC 494/23
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Adur (District)
To be known as: Near Shoreham-by-Sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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