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COIN

Unique ID: WMID2566

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman Republican silver denarius of Marcus Cato, struck in Africa, 47-46 BC. Female bust and Victory seated. RRC 462/1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 47 BC
Date to: 46 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: African Mint
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Female bust (possibly Roma) right, hair tied with band. Border of dots.
Obverse inscription: ROMA M·CATO·PRO·PR
Reverse description: Victory seated right, holding patera in right hand and palm-branch in left hand, over left shoulder. Border of dots.
Reverse inscription: VICTRIX
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Porcius Cato Uticensis, M.
RRC Identifier: RRC 462/1a

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1052
Four figure Latitude: 52.166179
Four figure longitude: -1.855214
1:25K map: SP1052
1:10K map: SP15SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crawford, M.H.	1975	Roman Republican Coinage	Cambridge	Cambridge University Press	p. 473	No. 462/1

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Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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