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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-0824F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn Roman copper alloy 2nd-century as of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61), 'BRITANNIA COS IIII SC', minted in Rome (154-155 AD, Reece Issue period 7; R.I.C 934, cf. Walker p. 344-345, plate XXXV-XXXVI): Dia. 25.1mm; Weight 11.1g
Notes:
This is a 'Coin of British Association' struck at Rome especially for use in Britain. Antoninus Britannia.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 154
Date to: AD 155
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.1 mm
Width: 24.4 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 11.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th July 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laurate head facing right
Obverse inscription: [ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left on rock, head propped on right hand, left hand on rock: to left round shield and eagle-tipped sceptre
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIA COS IIII SC
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 934
Reverse mint mark: None
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Lavington CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 142 | 934 |
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