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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-5F5D52

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver denarius of Elagabalus, 218-222. Contemporary copy. This coin is cast and has casting marks on the outer edges.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 218
Date to: Ante AD 222

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 16 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Elagabalus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP CAES M AVG ANT[
Reverse description: Mars advancing right, holding trophy and spear
Reverse inscription: M[ARS] VICTOR
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
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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Find number: BM-65324A
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A silver plated contemporary copy of a denarius of Elagabalus, AD 218-222 (Reece Period 10). Uncertain reverse.
Workflow: Published