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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-DA4A11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
This coin celebrates Severus's defeat of the Parthians in the East. He also celebrated this victory by building his triumphal arch in the Forum at Rome.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 201
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 19.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Septimius Severus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Reverse description: Trophy with two captives (Parthians) seated either side
Reverse inscription: PART MAX P M TR P IIII
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
- RIC : IV, pt 1 p. 114, no. 176
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Market Weighton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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