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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR1334
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A denarius of Severus Alexander.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 227
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAL 1255
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.
Obverse inscription: IMP C M [AVR SEV ALEX]AND AVG
Reverse description: Annona standing left with scales and cornucopia
Reverse inscription: [PM TR P] VI COS III
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: DORSET POXWELL
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 64 |
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