NARC-4EB596: Early Roman coin: silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius, issued in memory of Antoninus Pius

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-4EB596

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman coin: commemorative silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD138-161), struck under Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180). Obv: Bearded, bare-headed bust right / DIVUS ANTONINUS Rev: Square altar / DIVO PIO RIC III, p 247, 441

Notes:

Recorded at finds day;limited record.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 161
Date to: AD 180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Diameter: 18.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2007

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: DIVVS ANTONINVS
Reverse description: Square altar
Reverse inscription: DIVO PIO
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

RIC : 247 441

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Pilton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0284
Four figure Latitude: 52.444455
Four figure longitude: -0.500734
1:25K map: TL0284
1:10K map: TL08SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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