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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-266E40
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A silver Roman Republican denarius of Julius Caesar, dating to the period c.47-46 BC (Reece Period 1). CAESAR (downwards) reverse type depicting Aeneas left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder. African mint. As RRC p. 471, no. 458/1. The somewhat elongated flan has not been trimmed to the outer circles.
Notes:
There were 390 obverse dies and 433 reverse dies for this coin which means it was a significant issue. There are five specimens in the British Museum (BMCRR East 31-5). Caesar's family claims descent from Venus. Aeneas was used in Roman mythology to connect Troy with Rome, a few years later to be immortalised in Virgil's Aeneid which was written in Augustus' reign (27BC-AD14).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 47 BC
Date to: Circa 46 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.5 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 2.05 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2007
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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: Bust of Venus diademed, facing right
Reverse description: Aeneas walking left bearing Anchises (his father) on his shoulders and the Palladium (statue of Pallas-Athena) in his left hand
Reverse inscription: CAESAR
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Republican moneyer: Iulius Caesar, C.
RRC Identifier: RRC 458/1
Coin references
- RRC : p. 471, no. 458/1
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Little Somborne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3835
Four figure Latitude: 51.113039
Four figure longitude: -1.458527
1:25K map: SU3835
1:10K map: SU33NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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