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COIN
Unique ID: SF-034BD4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
This coin is from quite a substantial issue with 287 recorded obverse dies and 359 reverse dies. The 'severed head' played an important role in the 'Celtic' world north of the Alps. This coin apparently shows the grandfather of the moneyer on the reverse, a man who fought left-handed after losing his right hand in battle. The letters EX S.C. stand for 'ex senatus consulto' ('by authority of the Senate) and were added to coins of an emergency issue, struck over and above the normal issues for the year.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 116 BC
Date to: Circa 115 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.31 g
Diameter: 18.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2008
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Materials and construction
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Helmeted head of Roma right
Obverse inscription: EX S.C. to right of head;(ROMA and star) to left of head
Reverse description: Horseman galloping left, holding sword and severed head
Reverse inscription: To left of horseman, Q; below horseman, M.SERGI; in exergue, SILVS
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Sergius Silus, M.
RRC Identifier: RRC 286/1
Coin references
- RRC : p. 302, no. 286/1
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Claydon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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