COIN

Unique ID: SOM-A8F0A7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

Contemporary copies of coins of the Severan period (AD193-235) are commonly found on sites in Britain. Some are good quality plated coins, others have a poorer quality silver wash and some are made from base silver. Some are only copper cores for plated denarii. These coins are probably more common as site-finds (as opposed to hoard-finds) because they were more likely to be rejected in the market place and by savers. However, given the large quantity of such coins, it is probable that they played a role in the economy, possibly substituting for sestertii, dupondii and asses which were not imported in large numbers to Britain at this time.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 203
Date to: Exactly AD 203

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.29 mm
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 15.43 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th February 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 020421

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)