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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-869E22
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman Denarius of Julia Maesa (AD 218-222) (Reece Period 10), SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left at altar, holding patera and caduceus. Probably Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 50, no. 272., 18mm in diameter and worn with a large chip missing from above the bust. Very corroded reverse, poor silver.
Notes:
Probable unassociated stray to a hoard of ten denarii found in the same area and likely to have been deposited very early in the 3rd century.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T594
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 218
Date to: AD 222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007 - Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008T594
Materials and construction
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Julia Maesa
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Bust draped right
Obverse inscription: [IVLIA MAE]SA AVG
Reverse description: Felicitas standing left holding long caduceus and sacrificing over lighted altar, star in field to left
Reverse inscription: SAECVLI FELICITAS
Coin references
- RIC : IV, pt 2 p. 50, no. 272
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Swindon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 272 |
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