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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR1035
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
PAL 1388Class: Denarius
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 224
Date to: AD 227
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Severus Alexander
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 11 [222-238]
Obverse description: Right, laureate, draped.
Obverse inscription: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Reverse description: Emperor with patera, sacrificing over a tripod.
Reverse inscription: PM TRP V COS II PP
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: DORSET PENTRIDGE
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 55 |
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