Rights Holder: National Museum Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-054421
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Notes:
Copies of 2nd century base metal coins are scarce; no copies of Hadrianic coins were found in the Sacred Spring at Bath
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 134
Date to: Circa AD 138
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 13.2 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Obverse description: Right facing laureate head
Obverse inscription: HADRIANVS AVGVS[TVS]
Reverse description: Hilaritas standing holding long palm and cornucopia, a child on either side of her.
Reverse inscription: HILARITAS P R, SC; COS III in exergue
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SK9859
Four figure Latitude: 53.119182
Four figure longitude: -0.537136
1:25K map: SK9859
1:10K map: SK95NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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